Kinematics Vocabulary

The rate distance is traveled. Distance divided by time is ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

The rate velocity changes. Change in velocity divided by change in time. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Acceleration
• Velocity

The slope of a position vs. time graph for an object is ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Acceleration
• Velocity

The location of an object measured from a reference point ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

The change in position of an object. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

A quantity with size and direction. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

A quantity with only size. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

The total length of the path traveled by an object. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

The rate position changes. Displacement divided by time. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity

The location measurements are being made from to determine position. ​ ​ (a)  

• Distance
• Displacement
• Position
• Reference Point
• Vector
• Scalar
• Speed
• Velocity