Motion Vocabulary

What is the ability to do work or cause change called?

• Force

• Motion

• Energy

• Skill

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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Kinetic energy is the energy of an object due to its __________.

• position

• speed

• motion

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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Gravitational potential energy is the energy an object has due to its _________.

• speed

• position

• motion

• mass

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An object's kinetic energy depends on its __________.

(Choose all that apply)

• mass

• postion

• speed

• size

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Any change in the location or position of an object indicates ___________.

• Distance

• Mass

• Motion

• Reference Point

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How far an object travels

• speed

• distance

• mass

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A location to which another location is compared

• comparison point

• point of view

• reference point

• motion detector

What is displacement?

• how far an object is from its original location

• the total length of an object's path

• the distance an object has traveled

• the change in an object's path

Describes how much distance changes with time

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• displacement

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A description of where an object is located

• home

• displacement

• point

• reference point