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Motion 3
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Motion 5
200
The prefix "kilo" means this.
What is one thousand.
300
The prefix "centi" means this.
What is one hundredth.
300
The prefix "milli" means this.
What is one thousandth.
300
There are 100 of these in a meter.
What is a centimeter.
300
An object is in motion if it changes this in relation to a reference point.
What is position.
300
Scientist use units much smaller and larger than this standard unit to measure motion.
What is a meter.
400
This is the length of the path between two points.
What is distance.
400
Name one of the three objects listed in the book that would be a good example of a stationary reference point relative to the Earth.
What is building, tree, or sign.
400
When determining the motion of the planets in the solar system, this is a good reference point to use.
What is the sun.
400
The Earth moves around the sun at this speed, which would get you from New York to Los Angeles in about two minutes.
What is 30 kilometers per second.
400
Due to depending on a non-stationary reference point, for thousands of years human-kind believed this revolved around the Earth.
What is the sun.
500
This is the SI (systeme international) for measuring distance.
What is a meter.
500
There are 1,000 of these in a meter.
What is millimeter.
500
There are 1,000 of these in a kilometer.
What is meters.
500
An object is in this if its position changes relative to another object.
What is motion.
500
This is a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
What is reference point.
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