Position, Motion, Speed or Velocity?

Motion can be as a change in _____.

• temperature

• distance

• position

• speed

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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When runners are running around a circular track, they are constantly changing their _____.

• motion

• speed

• velocity

• force

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An object's location is its _____.

• force
• motion
• velocity
• position

The measure of an object's speed in a certain direction is its ________.

• force
• position
• speed
• velocity

Speed is a measure of the _____ an object travels in a certain amount of time.

• distance
• force
• motion
• velocity

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A change in _____ and direction can cause a change in velocity.

• motion
• position
• speed
• force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Cars, bicycles, and people are all objects that can be in motion. What is true about motion? 

• an object in motion is accelerating 
• motion is the change in position of an object. 
• an object in motion has no speed but it does have velocity
• gravity and friction are responsible for all motion 

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Jen is walking her dog at a constant rate. They keep a constant rate as they turn a corner. Why has their velocity changed?

• because their speed changed
• because their direction changed
• because their position changed 
• because their force changed

The speed of an object in a particular direction is the definition of what? 

• friction 
• force
• motion
• velocity 

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