Understanding Motion: Multiple Representations
Explore different ways to represent and analyze motion, including graphs, descriptions, and diagrams, for Grade 6 science students.
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Understanding Motion: Multiple Representations
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where applicable.
1. Which of the following best describes an object in motion?
It is staying in the same place.
Its position is changing relative to a reference point.
It is always moving quickly.
It has a lot of mass.
2. A car travels 100 miles in 2 hours. What is its average speed?
200 miles/hour
50 miles
50 miles/hour
100 miles/hour
3. The of an object tells us how fast it is moving.
4. A graph shows an object's distance from a starting point over time.
5. A change in an object's position is called .
6. Describe how you can tell if an object is moving by observing its position relative to a reference point.
7. Explain the difference between speed and velocity.
8. A flat line on a distance-time graph indicates that an object is moving at a constant speed.
True
False
9. A steep line on a distance-time graph means the object is moving slower.
True
False
10. The graph below shows the distance traveled by a student over time. Analyze the graph and answer the questions that follow.
a. During which time interval was the student moving the fastest?
b. During which time interval was the student stopped?
c. What was the total distance traveled by the student?