Motion
The location of an object
Position
A measure of how far an object travels in a certain amount of time
speed
Wind pushes a toy sailboat across a pond. The boat moves in a straight path. What is changing?
the boat's position
The graph's horizontal line
x-axis
The amount of matter that makes up an object
mass
Any object that is not moving and can be used to describe the position of another object
reference point
Information gathered with your senses
observation
The position of a runner in a race changes as time passes. What could be a reference point to describe the change in position?
the startling line
The graph's vertical line
y-axis
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
motion
Two cars are in motion for the same amount of time. What will determine which car covers more distance?
the speed of each car
Pieces of information, including words and numbers.
data
A line graph which shows the relationship between distance and time
distance-time graph
A tool used to measure force.
Spring scale
A tool that is used for measuring length or distance
meterstick
What is speed?
how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
A chart made up of rows and columns used to organize data
data table
Speed = distance/time
What can affect that motion of an object?
force acting on the object
The path that a moving object follows
direction
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car's speed?
the distance the car is driven
A graph that shows data as a line on a grid
line graph
A push or pull
force
A student uses a bat to hit a softball with a certain force. Then she hits a heavier ball with the same force. How does the heavier ball move compared with the lighter softball?
More slowly and not as far