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Motion
8th grade review of motion terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is magnitude? | Amount of something |
| What is speed? | How long it takes something to move from one spot to another spot |
| What is the formula to figure out speed? | distance/time (distance divided by time) |
| What is velocity? | the speed and direction |
| Is this speed or velocity: 25 mph? | speed |
| Is this speed or velocity: 25 mph south? | velocity |
| What is a vector measurement? | a measurement with magnitude (amount) and direction |
| What is a scalar measurement? | a measurement that only has magnitude (amount) |
| Is speed a vector or scalar measurement? | scalar |
| Is velocity a vector or scalar measurement? | vector |