Motion Vocab
a change in the position of an object.
What is motion?
the rate at which an object changes position.
What is speed?
measures how strong the force of gravity is on an object
What is weight?
must touch an object to move it.
What is contact force?
What is relative motion?
total distance/total time
What is average speed?
When a force acts on an object, what changes
What is it's motion?
can make an object move faster, slow down, stop or change direction.
What is force?
a place or object used to determine if an object is in motion.
What is reference point?
combines both the speed and direction an object is moving.
What is velocity?
how much matter is in an object.
What is mass?
Passing trees, buildings when you are moving.
What is relative motion?
any push or pull.
What is force?
any change in speed or direction of an object's motion.
What is acceleration?
A car travels 180 miles in 4 hours.
What is 45 mph.
A cyclist travels 60 kilometers in 4 hours.
What is 15 km/h
the force that pulls all objects together.
What is gravity?
north, south, east, west, left, right, up, and down.
What is direction?
A car travels 200 miles in 5 hours.
What is 40 mph?
A roller coaster can go around a turn at the same speed as it goes in a straight line. This is an example of...
What is an example of acceleration?