Motion Vocabulary

Any change in the location or position of an object.

• Distance

• Mass

• Motion

• Reference Point

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point
• reference point
• point of view
• motion detector

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?

• Speed
  
• Velocity
• Average Speed
• Constant Speed

What type of motion is this?

• Rotational

• Circulatory/Revolution

• Oscillatory

• Curvilinear

What type of motion is this?

• Vibrational

• Circulatory

• Linear

• Curvilinear

• Oscillatory

What type of motion is this?

• Revolutionary

• Curvilinear

• Linear

• Vibration

An object is _____ if its position changes.

• in motion

• at reset

• a frame of reference

• magical

What motion is very fast back and forth such as guitar strings?

• Oscillatory

• Linear

• Vibrational

• Curvilinear

What is an example of oscillatory motion

• Swinging on a swing set

• Running a race

• Throwing a baseball

• Driving in a car