Ch 1 - Describing Motion

Question 1

references point

Answer 1

is the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object.

Question 2

position

Answer 2

is an object’s distance and direction from a reference point

Question 3

motion

Answer 3

is the process of changing position

Question 4

displacement

Answer 4

is the difference between the initial (first) position and the final position of an object

Question 5

speed

Answer 5

is a measure if the distance an object travels per unit of time

Question 6

constant speed

Answer 6

is the rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second

Question 7

instantaneous speed

Answer 7

is speed at a specific instant in time

Question 8

average speed

Answer 8

is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance

Question 9

velocity

Answer 9

is the speed and the direction of a moving object