Motion

Reference Points

100

To determine if something is moving, we compare it to a ...

reference point

200

The most common reference point is...

Earth or Earth's surface

300

True or False: Reference points can be moving or non-moving

True

400

A girl jumps on a trampoline. Name a reference point for her motion

poles/rails of trampoline, anything in background

Distance

100

The total length of the path an object takes is...

distance

200

True or False: Distance is typically longer than displacement

True

300

Name a unit that we use to measure distance

meters, feet, miles, centimeters, etc.

400

A car travels 5 miles North, 2 miles East, 5 miles South, and 2 miles West to get back to its starting place. What is its distance?

14 miles

Displacement

100

The direct path from the starting point to the ending point is...

displacement

200

True or False: Displacement is the "long way"

False

300

I throw a ball into the air and catch it again. What is its displacement.

0

400

What is the average NASCAR racecar's displacement?

zero

Speed

100

Speed is the amount of distance something travels in a given amount of...

time

200

The formula for speed is ...

Distance divided by time

300

A cat jumps 2 meters in 2 seconds. What is its speed

1 meter per second

400

A car travels 50 miles in 2 hours. What is its speed?

25 miles per hour

Velocity

100

Velocity is speed with

direction

200

Name an example of a direction

North, South, East, West, up, down, etc.

300

A plane flies 100 miles Northwest in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

50 miles per hour Northwest

400

What is the formula for velocity

Same as speed but add a direction in the answer.