Describing Motion Science Vocab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Speed

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Reference Point

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Position

Question 4

What is the process of changing position?

Answer 4

Motion

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Constant Speed

Question 6

What is speed at a specific instant in time?

Answer 6

Instantaneous Speed

Question 7

What is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object?

Answer 7

Displacement

Question 8

What is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time?

Answer 8

Acceleration

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Average Speed

Question 10

What is the speed and direction of a moving object?

Answer 10

Velocity