Describing Motion

The process of changing distance or position from another object

• reference point

• location

• acceleration

• motion

The location of a place or an object is called its....

• position
• motion
• speed
• reference point

A location to which you can compare other locations is called

• reference point
• motion
• location
• position

A vector is a quantity that has both magnitude and

• speed

• altitude

• acceleration

• direction

Identify the 3 things needed to determine the position of an object.

• distance, reference point, direction

• motion, reference point, direction

• direction, distance, dimension

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

If you walk from your house to a store that is located 2 miles away, and then back home, what is your distance & displacement?

• Distance = 4 miles, Displacement = 0 miles

• Distance = 2 miles, Displacement = 0 miles

• Distance = 4 miles, Displacement = 2 miles

• Distance = 4 miles, Displacement = 4 miles

If a reference point changes, the description of an object's ________ will also change.

• direction

• position

• motion

• dimension

The man in the boat is moving relative to the _________________.

• boat

• buoy

• fishing pole

65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?

• Speed
  
• Velocity
• Average Speed
• Constant Speed

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