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Describing Motion
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| The process of changing position. | Motion *An object is in motion if the distance between the object and a reference point is changing | |
| A distance from starting point to final point. | Displacement | Distance= x + y |
| A length of the path taken. | Distance | Displacement= C^2=A^2+ B^2 |
| A measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time. | Speed | Speed= distance/time Distance= Speed * Time Time= Distance/Speed |
| The speed and direction of a moving object. | Velocity | Velocity= distance/time Distance= Velocity * Time Time= Distance/Velocity |
| The rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second. | Constant speed | |
| An object's speed at a specific instant in time. | Instantaneous speed | |
| The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance. | Average speed | Average speed= total distance/total time |
| A measure of the change in velocity during a period of time. | Acceleration | Acceleration= final speed - initial speed/total speed a=v2 - v1/t |
| The starting point you use to describe the motion or the position of an object. | Reference point | |
| An object's distance and direction from a reference point. | Position |