Position time Graphs & Speed

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Subjects
Science
Grades
8
Language
ENG
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Matching Drag the term to the definition Motion occurs when there is a change in position of an object with respect to a reference starting point Position the location of an object Direction the line, or path along which something is moving Speed the slope of the line can tell the relative speed of the object Position-time graph a graph used to show a change in an object's location over time Average speed can be calculated by dividing the total distance the object travels by the total amount of time it takes to travel that distance Speed measurements m km & mph speed formula v=d velocity the speed of an object and the direction of its motion Sorting Sort the examples into the correct category. Speed 6 m a car driving 20 m 200 km a turtle crawling 4 m 300 cm Velocity 4 m north 8 km south 300 cm left 22.2 km down a plane traveling 100 m southwest Label Label which letter is faster, slower, decreasing, and not moving. Label Label what v, d, and t stand for in the formula.

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