Position and Motion Test

If you know the distance an object has traveled in a certain amount of time, you can determine the object’s __________.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• position

the process, act or result of changing place or position.

• Motion

• position

• speed

• velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

where something is located.

• Rest

• motion

• position

• energy

_____ is when there is a change in a object's position as compared to other objects around it.

• motion
• position
• speed
• velocity

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point
• reference point
• point of view
• motion detector

What is displacement?

• how far an object is from it's starting point

• the total length of an object's path

• weight that is displaced from a body of water

• the change in an object's path

What is the object’s speed during interval A?

• 60 meters per second

• 10 meters per second

• 6 meters per second

• 600 meters per second

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening to the object during interval B?

• The object is moving backwards

• The object is accelerating

• The object is slowing down

• The object is stopped

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What did the object do in interval A?

• The object moved in a circle

• The object moved backwards

• The object moved at a constant speed

• The object stopped moving

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1