Motion Review

Position is the location of an object.

• True

• False

Distance is the length of a line between one point.

• True

• False

What is Motion?

• A change in an objects position.

• Measure of how far an object can move in a certain amount of time.

• The location of an object.

How can you describe an objects position ?

• By looking at the speed.

• By saying where it is compared with another object.

• By measuring the motion of the object.

Speed = ?

• Direction divided by Distance.

• Speed divided by Time.

• Time divided by Distance.

• Distance divided by Time.

A car is driven for 6 hours. What else do you need to know to describe the car's speed?

• The road the car is driven on.

• The time of day.

• The distance the car is driven.

• The number of passengers in the car.

Two cars are in motion for the same amount of time. What will determine which car covers more distance?

• The starting position of each car.

• The speed of each car.

• The direction in which each car moves.

• The length of each car.

What is Direction?

• The path that a moving object follows.

• Measurement of how fast an object moves.

• The movement of an object.

• The location of an object.

A car takes 3 hours to travel 180 miles at a constant speed.  How fast is the car traveling?

Mary runs 1500 meters around the school track.  What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?

• the direction she began running

• the number of steps she took

• her heart rate at the finish line

• her time from start to finish