Motion Fast and Curious

The total length of a path traveled.

(A-B-C-D-E-F-G)

• Distance

• Displacement

• Reference

• Meter

The length from the starting point of a path directly to the ending point.

(A-G)

• Distance

• Displacement

• Reference

• Velocity

The rate at which a distance is covered.

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The rate at which a displacement is traveled.

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A quantitative piece of information that includes a direction.

• Vector

• Scalar

• Imaginary

• Reference

A quantitative piece of information that does NOT include direction.

• Vector

• Scalar

• Imaginary

• Reference

Match the following

• The speed of an object that does not change

• Constant Speed

• The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken

• Instantaneous Speed

• The speed of an object at a specific point in time

• Average Speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the following

• The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken
• 
• The speed of an object at a specific point in time
• 
• The speed of an object that does not change
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A place to take measurements from. Important for comparing data.

• Frame of Reference

• Picture Frame

• Reference Book

• Quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4