Motion Formative

What is a change in an object's position?

• Direction

• Motion

• Reference Point

• Position

Position, direction, and speed are used to describe which concept?

• Distance

• Reference Point

• Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the location of an object?

• Direction

• Position

• Motion

• Distance

What is a single point or a stationary spot that an object's distance can be measured to; it can also be the starting point?

• Total Distance

• Motion

• Reference Point

• Direction

What is a straight line, or path along which something is moving, pointing, or aiming?

• Direction

• Reference Point

• Motion

• Distance

What is a system that uses coordinates or background objects to establish position?

• Position

• Direction

• Frame of Reference

• Reference Point

What type of graph is used to represent motion?

• Bar only

• Line only

• Either bar or line

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following represents positions on this graph?

• 10, 20, 30, & 40 m

• 0 meters only

• A only

• A, B, C, D, & E

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

How do you determine how far away D is from B?

• D's position minus B's position

• It is D's position

• It is C's position

• It's D's position plus C's position

How is the object moving from B to C?

• Away from the starting point

• Toward the starting point

• The object is not moving

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1