motion

What is motion?

• the movement of an object sen through a position change

• the motion of an object at a fixed place

• the speed of an object

• an object speeding up

which description would desribe a swings motion?

• side to side

• up and down

• back and forth

• rotating in circles

What term describes the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time?

• acceleration

• velocity

• motion

• speed

If Allison is riding her bike for 16 meters, and it takes her 4 minutes, what is her speed?

• 4 meters per minute

• 64 meters per minute

• 4 miles per minute

• 8 meters per minute

How would you describe the motion of a person on a merry go round?

• up and down

• round in circles

• side to side

• zig zag

what does velocity have that speed does not?

• magnitude

• velocity

• direction

• magnitude

What is the speed of a car driving 20 miles in 5 minutes?

• 4 miles per minute

• 14 miles per minute

• 4 meters per minute

• 5 miles per minute

what term describes an object moving a distance in a certain time AND going a certain direction?

• speed

• velocity

• position

• acceleration

What is the velocity of Maci traveling north for 40 miles in 20 minutes?

• 4 miles a second

• 2 miles a minute south

• 20 miles a minute north

• 2 miles a minute north

What is the speeding up or slowing down of an object?

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• motion