2.1 Flashcards
Motion
Movement is a change in the position of an object in relation to a reference point. How to describe the movement of an object depends on the reference point.
Displacement
The displacement of an object is the distance and direction of the change in position of the object.
Speed
Speed is the distraction that objects travel per unit of time.
What is needed in the answer when calculating distance?
A unit
What is in your answer when calculating motion?
Unit and direction
Displacement can be calculated in the same direction?
True
You subtract displacement if they are going in the opposite direction?
True
You cannon directly calculate displacement if they are not the same or in opposite directions?
True
How do you calculate speed?
True