Linear Motion Vocabulary Quiz

Motion

• The location of an object

• The change in velocity of an object over time

• An object's change in position based on a reference point

• The length of path between two points

Acceleration

• How far an object is from where it started

• The change in velocity of time

• The distance and object travels in a specific amount of time.

• A location to which you compare other locations

Reference Point

• The speed of an object in a particular direction

• An object's change in position based on a reference point

• A location to which you compare other locations

• A far an object is from its starting point

Speed

• The distance an object travels in a specific amount of time

• Where an object is located

• The change in velocity of an object over a specific amount of time.

• A location to which you compare other locations.

Displacement

• The length of path between two points

• How far an object is from where it started

• An object's change in position based on a reference point.

• An object's change in velocity over time.

Velocity

• A location to which you compare other locations

• How far an object travels

• The location of an object

• How far an object travels in a specific direction

Position

• Where an object is located

• The distance an object travels in a specific direction

• The length of path between two points

• The change in velocity of an object over time

Distance

• The distance an object travels in a specific amount of time.

• How far an object is from its starting point

• The length of a path between two points

• The location to which you compare other locations