Measuring Motion

measure of the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time

• motion

• distance

• displacement

• speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

the length of an object’s total path from “point A” to “point B”

• motion

• distance

• speed

• velocity

a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion

• Reference Point

• Scalar

• Vector

• Displacement

an object’s speed in a certain direction

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Vector

• Scalar

What belongs to scalars (quantities that have only magnitude)?

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• velocity and distance

• speed and distance

• speed and displacement

• displacement and velocity

What belongs to vectors (quantities that have both magnitude and direction)?

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• distance and velocity

• velocity and displacement

• speed and distance

• speed and displacement

is the change in an object’s position over time compared to a stationary reference point

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What does this graph represent?

• object at rest

• motion with constant speed

• increasing speed

• motion to the right

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does this graph represent?

• constant speed, object is moving up

• increasing speed

• constant speed, object is moving away from starting point

• constant speed, object is moving back to starting point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does this graph represent?

• constant speed, object is moving down

• decreasing speed

• constant speed, object is moving away from starting point

• constant speed, object is moving back to starting point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1