EOY 1 Understanding Where Things Are and How They Move

Henry and Charlotte are playing in the park. They are trying to figure out how to get from the swings to the slide. What is the main topic of their activity?

• Understanding colors

• Understanding shapes

• Understanding where things are and how they move

• Understanding numbers.

Fill in the blank: During the dance class, the instructor emphasized the importance of understanding the basics of ______ and movement.

• Position

• Color

• Sound

• Taste

True or False: Benjamin's position in the classroom is independent of any reference point.

• True

• False

Olivia is riding her bicycle down a hill and notices that she is slowing down even though she is not applying the brakes. The force responsible for slowing down her bicycle is (a)  

• Friction
• Gravity
• Normal force
• Applied force

Anika and Noah are running a race. Anika runs at a speed of 10 km/h, while Noah runs with a velocity of 10 km/h towards the north. What is the primary difference between speed and velocity?

• A) Speed includes direction, velocity does not

• B) Velocity includes direction, speed does not

• C) Speed is a vector, velocity is not

• D) Both are the same.

Evelyn is driving her car and notices the following: (a)   is a change in velocity.

• Speed is a vector quantity
• Velocity is a scalar quantity
• Acceleration is a change in velocit
• Distance is measured in seconds.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Abigail is standing at a bus stop and wants to describe her location to Grace. What is a reference point used for?

• To describe position and motion

• To change speed

• To measure time

• To calculate distance.

We don't feel the Earth's motion because it is (a)  

• Because it is too slow
• Because we are used to it
• Because it is constant and smooth
• Because it is too fast.

While traveling on a bus with your friends Benjamin and Maya, (a)   does not move relative to you.

• The road
• The seats
• The trees
• The sky

Match the following concepts with their descriptions discussed in the 'Outside the Bus' section.

• The rate at which an object covers distance.

• Time

• A fixed point used to determine the position of an object.

• Speed

• The length of the path traveled by an object.

• Distance

• The ongoing sequence of events taking place.

• Reference point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1