Motion Notes Flashcards
1
Q
What is a reference point?
A
The starting point that you choose to describe the opposite location, of an object.
2
Q
What is the position of an object?
A
An objects distance and direction from a reference point.
3
Q
What is a displacement?
A
The difference between the initial, or staring, position and the final position.
4
Q
What is motion?
A
The process of changing a position.
5
Q
What is speed?
A
The distance an object moves in a unit of time.
6
Q
What is velocity?
A
the speed and the direction of an object.
7
Q
What is acceleration?
A
A measure of how quickly the velocity of an object changes.
8
Q
What is constant speed?
A
Speed that does not change.
9
Q
What unit do you use to measure speed?
A
m/s (meters per second)
