Motion Review

The length of the entire path between two points is ...

• distance.

• displacement.

• speed.

• velocity.

The distance an object travels in a certain amount of time is ...

• speed.

• acceleration.

• displacement.

Speed at a specific instant is called ...

• average speed.

• instantaneous speed.

• velocity.

How quickly an object changes velocity is called ...

• speed.

• velocity.

• acceleration.

• average speed.

The average speed over an entire trip is called ...

• instantaneous speed.

• velocity.

• average speed.

• acceleration.

Any measurement with a unit attached is labeled as a _____ measurement.

• vector

• scalar

• complicated

The length and direction of a path only from starting point to ending point is called ...

• distance.

• displacement.

• speed.

• velocity.

Any measurement with a unit and a direction included is called ...

• scalar.

• vector.

• velocity.

• speed.

Speed measurement with direction included is called ...

• speed.

• velocity.

• displacement.

• distance.

What are the units for speed?

• meters

• seconds

• meters/seconds

• meters/seconds squared