Position and the motion w2.

_______________ is the place where something is located; where something has been put

• Motion

• Force

• Variable

• Position

A change in the position of an object

• Push

• Pull

• Position

• Motion

An object is _____ if its position changes.

• in motion

• at reset

• a frame of reference

• magical

A location to which you compare other locations.

• Reference point

• Vector

• Position

• Centripetal acceleration

__________________ is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Dimension

• Position

Your distance and direction from a reference point will define your ______________.

• motion

• displacement

• position

• dimension

A cyclist travels 30 km north and then 40 km east. What is the magnitude of the cyclist's displacement?

• A) 70 km

• B) 50 km

• C) 10 km

• D) 35 km

A car travels 60 km north and then 40 km south. What is the car's displacement?

• 100 km north

• 20 km north

• 60 km south

• 0 km

direction opposite the reference direction

• positive direction

• negative direction

• reference point

What is the difference between describing position in one dimension and two dimension?

• One dimension involves two directions, while two dimension involve one direction.
• One dimension involves no directions, while two dimension involve two directions.
• One dimension looks at one direction, while two dimension looks at two directions.
• One dimension involves two or more directions, while two dimension involves no directions.