2) IGCSE Physics, Describing Motion Vocab Test (MC)

The change in position of an object over time.

• Motion

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The total length of the path traveled by an object, regardless of direction.

• Motion

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

The shortest straight-line distance from the starting position to the final position, along with the direction.

• Motion

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

The rate at which an object covers distance.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Motion

• Displacement

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The rate at which an object changes its displacement.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Rotate

• Translational

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

To move back and forth in a regular rhythm.

• Translational

• Instantaneous

• Rotate

• Oscillate/Vibrate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

To turn around an axis or center point.

• Oscillate

• Rotate

• Translational

• Instantaneous

Motion that occurs when an object moves from one location to another without rotation.

• Vibrate

• Rotate

• Translational

• Instantaneous

Referring to a specific moment in time.

• Oscillate

• Rotate

• Translational

• Instantaneous

The steepness or incline of a line on a graph.

• Gradient/Slope

• Uniform

• Scalar

• Vector