Position and Motion

Distance and displacement are equal only if the motion is in

one direction.

• True

• False

Distance and direction are two ways to describe a position.

• True

• False

For the field trip, the buses will park three blocks east of the museum; this describes the position of the parking spot ____________________ to the museum.

• specify

• relative

• reference point

• displacement

Motion can be described through a change in _____.

• speed

• distance

• position

• time

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If you ride your bike around the block, returning to the exact point where you started, your displacement is __??__m?

• 7

• 100

• 0

• 1

Which line represents travel at the fastest speed?

• A

• B

• C

• All the same speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

In order to determine an object’s location, you need a _____.

• time

• reference point

• speed

• displacement

To determine if an object has changed position, you need to know its position relative to

another object.

• True

• False

Which of the following is the least useful object to use as a point of reference for

describing the location of the parked car?

• the bird

• the streetlight

• the store

• the tree

A train traveled 250 kilometers (km) from its starting point in 5 hours (h). If the train continues at the same average speed for another 4 hours, how far will it have traveled from its starting point?

• 200 km

• 250 km

• 450 km

• 500 km