Semester 2 Review Ch. 2 and 3

______ is how far an object has moved.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Rate

 ______ is the distance and direction of an object’s change in position from the starting    point.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Rate

   ______ is the distance an object travels per unit of time.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Speed

 ______ is the total distance traveled divided by the total time of travel.

• Speed

• Average Speed

• Total Speed

• Displacement

 ______ is the speed at a given point in time.

• Average Speed

• Total Displacement

• Instantaneous Speed

• Velocity

______ includes the speed of the object and the direction of its motion.

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Rate

• Speed

A sprinter runs 200 m west and 100 m east. Her displacement is _____.

• 300 m West

• 300 m East

• 100 m West

• 100 m East

Speed can be calculated by dividing distance by _____.

• Time

• Displacement

• Wavelength

• Velocity

The speed of a motorcycle at a particular moment is its _____ speed.

• Total

• Average

• Instantaneous

• Slow

 Earth’s plates move only a few _____ per year.

• meters

• miles

• centimeters

• inches