Forces and Motion

A _________ is the starting point you choose to describe the position of an object.

• speed point

• reference point

• beginning

A description of your location also includes your distance and displacement from the reference point.

• true

• false

A ________ is an object's distance and direction from a reference point.

• position

• starting point

• speed

________ is how far an object has moved from its reference point.

• displacement

• speed

• distance

________ is the difference between the starting point and final position.

• displacement

• distance

• speed

________ is a measure of the distance an object travels in a given amount of time.

• direction

• speed

• dispacement

_______is the same as movement.

• motion

• velocity

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

_______ is the speed and direction of a moving object.

• vector

• velocity

• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

___________ is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time.speed

• acceleration

• speed

• displacement

A swinging pendulum has both potential and kinetic energy.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4