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Ch.1 Motion
Motion and Acceleration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An object is in ____________ if its distance from another object is changing. | motion |
| A system of measurement used all over the world. | International System of Units (SI) |
| The distance an object travels per unit of time. | Speed |
| The basic SI unit of length. | meter |
| Major piece of Earth's crust. | plate |
| The rate at which velocity changes. | acceleration. |
| Place or object used for comparison to see if an object is in motion. | Reference point |
| The theory tha pieces of Earth's outer layer are in constant motion. | Theory of Plate Tectonics |
| Overall rate of speed at which an object moves. | Average speed |
| Speed of an object at a given instant of time.` | Instantaneous speed |
| Steepness of a line on a graph. | slope |