The fixed object that places you.
What is Reference point?
distance an object moves / the time it takes for the object to move
What is Speed?
Storm is moving north at 55 MPH. What is the velocity?
55 MPH North
Sketch a distance vs time graph of an object that is not moving.
should be flat
Doordash driver drove 6 miles west then took a turn to drive 7 miles north. What is the distance?
What is 13 miles?
the steeper the slope, ____________ the object is
the faster the object
___ is how far an object has moved?
What is Distance?
A dog runs 12 miles in 2 hours. What is the dog's speed?
24 miles / hour.
Ms. Ruiz favorite color
Purple
What is your displacement if a person runs 2 laps around the track?
To find the distance, you need to (calculation)
multiple speed to time
Train traveled 500 miles west to Seattle in 4 hours. What was the trains velocity?
500 mi / 4 hrs = 125 mph WEST
Melani ran for 8 hours and traveled 12 meters northwest. What was her velocity?
96 m/hr northwest
What is the displacement of the person who ran 15m east, 3m north, and 10m west?
5 meters west
Decreasing (going down)