Force and Motion Vocabulary

What is the definition of speed?

• The tilt of a line on a graph.

• The distance an object moves in a given unit of time.

• A change in relative position of an object.

• Speed in a specific direction.

What is a reference point?

• A place or object used for comparison to determine whether something is moving.

• Any change in velocity.

• Speed in a specific direction.

• The tilt of a line on a graph.

What does motion refer to?

• The tilt of a line on a graph.

• Any change in velocity.

• A change in relative position of an object.

• Speed in a specific direction.

What is the definition of slope?

• The tilt of a line on a graph.

• Speed in a specific direction.

• Any change in velocity.

• The distance an object moves in a given unit of time.

What is velocity?

• The tilt of a line on a graph.

• Speed in a specific direction.

• A change in relative position of an object.

• Any change in velocity.

What is acceleration?

• The distance an object moves in a given unit of time.

• A place or object used for comparison to determine whether something is moving.

• Any change in velocity.

• Speed in a specific direction.

Which of the following lines on a Motion graph shows acceleration?

• A line that curves either up or down

• A line that moves straight diagonal

• A line that moves horizontal

• A line that moves vertically

Which line on a Motion Graph shows an object stopped?

• A vertical line

• A curved line

• A horizontal line

• No line

Which line shows an object moving at a constant speed?

• A horizontal line

• A vertical line

• A diagonal line

• A curved line

What is the formula for Slope?

• Distance divided by Time

• Time divided by Distance

• Time after Time

• 1/2 x Mass x Speed^2