Module 2: Motion, Acceleration and Velocity

the amount of space between one point and another

• Position

• Displacement

• Distance

• Time

distance traveled per unit of time

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a change in the position of an object compared to another object

• Position

• Distance

• Speed

• Motion

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

NGSS.3-PS2-2

measured period during which something occurs

• Position

• Distance

• Time

• Origin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a pull or push that is applied to an object

• Distance

• Speed

• Force

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the change in position of an object

• Displacement

• Distance

• Motion

• Origin

the speed and direction of moving objects

• Speed

• Motion

• Acceleration

• Velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a change in the velocity (speed, direction, or both) of a body

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Position

• Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the point or place where something begins

• Position

• Distance

• Origin

• Displacement

If it takes 45 s to travel 50 m, what was your average speed over the course of the trip?

• 2,250 m/s

• 0.9 m/s

• 1.1 m/s

• 95 m/s