Motion Vocab

The change in the position of an object is

• Force

• Motion

• Flip-flopping

• Velocity

A point used to determine the motion of another object.

• Reference Point

• Power Point

• Velocity Point

• Point of Emphasis

An object's change in position, measuring from its starting position to the final position.

• Reference Point

• Meters

• Distance

• Displacement

Speed equals distance divided by

• time
• velocity
• size
• motion

A measurement of how fast an object is moving

• Velocity
• Speed
• Vector
• Acceleration

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Speed

• The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

• The rate at which an object’s speed and/or directions changes over time

• The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time

• Energy in motion

____________ occurs when an object changes position relative to a reference point

distance

• The difference between the initial position and the final position of an object, 

  in a straight line

• the length of the path an object moves (not necessarily a straight line)