Describing Motion

It is the science of describing the motion of objects using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations.

• Kinematics

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

It is a scalar quantity which refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.

• Kinematics

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

It is a vector quantity which refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's change in position.

• Kinematics

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

It is a scalar quantity which refers to "how fast an object is moving.“

• Kinematics

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

It is a vector quantity which refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position."

• Speed

• Velocity

• Distance

• Displacement

A coordinate system for specifying the precise location of objects in space.

• Frame of Refreshment

• Frame of Differentiate

• Frame of Reference

• Frame of Difference

It is the total distance traveled divided by the time interval.

• Average speed

• Average velocity

• Average limit

• Average vector

It is the total displacement traveled divided by the time interval during which the displacement occurred.

• Average speed

• Average velocity

• Average limit

• Average vector

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the formula of average speed?

• Distance Traveled

  -

  Time of Travel

• Distance Traveled

  x

  Time of Travel

• Distance Traveled

  +

  Time of Travel

• Distance Traveled

  ÷

  Time of Travel

Suppose a truck travels 60 kilometer in first hour and 80 kilometer in second hour. What is the average speed of truck?

• 50km/hr

• 60km/hr

• 70km/hr

• 80km/hr