SPEED VOCABULARY

The distance something has traveled divided by the total time it has traveled.

• SPEED

• AVERAGE SPEED

• TIME

• SLOPE

How far an object moves

• FAST

• SPEED

• DISTANCE

• SLOPE

The motion of an object that covers a large distance in a small amount of time

• FAST

• SLOW

• SLOPE

• TIME

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

 The speed of an object at one instant of time 

• MOTION

• AVERAGE SPEED

• SPEED

• INSTANTANEOUS SPEED

The change of position which is always relative to a reference point.

• MOTION

• DISTANCE

• SPEED

• AVERAGE SPEED

The location of an object

• SLOW

• POSITION

• REFERENCE POINT

• AVERAGE SPEED

An object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion

• SPEED

• AVERAGE SPEED

• REFERENCE POINT

• INSTANTANEOUS SPEED

The steepness of a line on a graph

• INSTANTANEOUS SPEED

• REFERENCE POINT

• SLOW

• SLOPE

The motion of an object that covers a small or short distance in an extended period of time

• SLOW

• FAST

• SPEED

• TIME

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The distance an object travels per unit of time

• INSTANTANEOUS SPEED

• REFERENCE POINT

• SPEED

• AVERAGE SPEED

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1