Module 2 Motion Key Vocabulary

What is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time?

• Speed

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Momentum

What is the product of mass and velocity?

• Speed

• Momentum

• Acceleration

• Distance

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• The distance an object travels per unit of time.

• Speed

• The rate of change of velocity of an object.

• Velocity

• The rate of change of position of an object in a specific direction.

• Displacement

• The change in position of an object from its starting point.

• Acceleration

What is the term for a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life?

• Prototype

• Seismic

• Natural disaster

• Friction

The term for an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process is (a)  

• Seismic
• Prototype
• Mass
• Centripetal

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.

• True
• False

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point