the location of a place or object.

a location to which you compare other locations

the change in position over time

a measure of how fast something moves or the distance it moves.

a speed in a specific direction

a quantity that has both size and direction.

the rate at which velocity changes with time.

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Motion/Forces Ch 1

Vocabulary from Chapter 1: Motion

Question	Answer
position	the location of a place or object.
reference point	a location to which you compare other locations
motion	the change in position over time
speed	a measure of how fast something moves or the distance it moves.
velocity	a speed in a specific direction
vector	a quantity that has both size and direction.
acceleration	the rate at which velocity changes with time.