Position, Motion, and Speed

The physical quantity that is described by only a magnitude.

• vector

• scalar

• qualitative

• position

Is weight a vector or scalar quantity?

• vector

• scalar

• both

When describing an object's position, one should include: a reference point, a sense of direction, and the ________ from the reference point.

A car travels 50 meters north, then 30 meters south. What is the displacement of the car?

• 20 meters north

• 80 meters north

• 50 meters south

• 10 meters north

A car travels at a constant speed of 60 km/h for 2 hours. What is the total distance covered by the car?

• 120 km

• 30 km

• 90 km

• 150 km

A person walks 5 meters north, then 3 meters south, and finally 2 meters north. What is the displacement of the person?

• 4 meters north

• 6 meters north

• 2 meters south

• 0 meters north

Which color path represents the distance from the blue bumper car to the other bumper car? (HINT: It is not the shortest, displacement, path)

• purple

• red

• both red and purple

• neither red or purple

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Match the description to its correct location on the Distance - Time Graph

a

b

c

d

e

NO MOTION

ACCELERATION

CONSTANT SPEED RED

RETURNING TO INITIAL POSITION

CONSTANT SPEED BLUE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the correct UNITS to each CONCEPT below

• Meters per Second Squared (m/s2)

• Distance (Length)

• Newtons (N)

• Acceleration

• grams (g)

• Force

• Meters per Second (m/s)

• Mass

• Meters (m)

• Speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Match the terms to their correct definitions

• Covering the same distance every second

• Motion

• An object changing its position

• Position

• A specific location of an object

• Reference Point

• A fixed point used to determine position

• Average Speed

• The total time over the total distance

• Constant Speed