Unit 6: Motion Basics

A change in speed or velocity over time

• Magnitude

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Vector

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Change in distance over time

• Velocity

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Scalar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

How far an object moves from its starting position

• distance

• displacement

• vector

• speed

An object's location relative to its starting position

• distance

• displacement

• scalar

• velocity

magnitude and direction

• scalar

• vector

• speed

• distance-time graph

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Magnitude only

• scalar

• vector

• acceleration

• velocity

What word is used for size, quantity, or distance?

• vector

• magnitude

• gigantic

• huge

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Change in distance over time in a specific direction

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• magnitude

Which of the following are examples of distance?

• 100 ft

• 20 m/s

• 4 laps

• 3 km NW

Which are examples of displacement?

• 100 ft

• 3 km NW

• 3 steps backwards

• 4 laps