motion vocab

Match the following

• Acceleration

• The rate of change in velocity.

• Distance

• Describing the motion of an object is to describe how far it has moved.

• Displacement

• The distance and direction of an objects change in position from the starting point.

• Velocity

• The speed of an object and its direction.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the following

• Average Speed

• Total distance traveled divided by the total time of travel.

• Instantaneous Speed

• The distance an object travels per unit time.

• Speed

• The speed at a given point in time.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the following

• Force

• A push or pull

• Net Force

• Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction.

• Balanced Force

• When two or more forces act on an object at the same time, the forces combine to form....

• Inertia

• The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which vocabulary word does this photo best represent?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which vocabulary word best represents the photo?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The speed of a car is increasing. Therefore, the car has a positive_______

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

The speed of the car is decreasing. The car has a _______ acceleration

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Sally was wanting to find the _______. She took the total distance traveled divided by the total time of travel.

• Speed

• Average speed

• Relative speed

• Instantaneous speed

John is calculating the speed and direction of a storm. What vocabulary word is he calculating?

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

This athlete is applying a _____ by passing the basketball.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1