Science Unit 6

The location of an object in relation to a nearby object or place.

• Motion

• Position

• Turning

• Velocity

Time divided by distance equals speed.

• True

• False

What is it about an object in motion that is constantly changing?

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Velocity

• Position

Change in position is ______.

Friction acts between two objects that are touching such as bike tires and a road.

• True

• False

_____ tells you how the position of an object changes during a certain amount of time.

• Gravity

• Twisting

• Distance

• Speed

If a student runs 15 meters in 5 seconds, what is the speed?

• 3m/sec

• 1m/sec

• 2m/sec

• 5m/sec

Velocity and speed are the same except velocity is the speed of an object in a particular _________.

• direction

• group

• experiment

• category

What are 2 common forces?

• motion and position

• gravity and velocity

• gravity and friction

• friction and reference point

Braylin wants to design an experiment to test the effect of force on his skateboard. What change could he make to increase the speed of the skateboard?

• make the ramp less steep

• make the ramp as slick as possible

• begin skateboarding from the middle of the ramp

• wear a heavy backpack while skateboarding on the ramp