What is motion?
change in position over time
T/F The speed on an object is rarely constant
T
Average speed = distance/time
What is position?
describes the location of an object
If I am at the school and I travel two buildings over to get to Newell. What is my reference point?
school
What is a vector?
a quantity that has both size and direction
What is reference point?
location to which you compare another location
If I am at the school and I travel two buildings over to get to Newell. What is my position?
At the school traveling two buildings over
What are two pieces of information you need to describe a location?
position and reference point
What is speed?
how far something moves in a given amount of time
Velocity includes speed and ......
direction
If you made a round trip where your average speed was 5 km/h, what would be your average velocity?
0 km/h
What is average speed?
speed over a stretch of time
How are speed and velocity?
Velocity includes direction, it is possible for two objects to have the same speed but go in different directions
T/F A object that is faster would go farther than a object that is slower
True