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REPRESENTING MOTION
Vocabulary Review
Write the term that correctly completes the statement. Use each term once.

average speed instantaneous origin resultant

average velocity position particle model scalar

coordinate system instantaneous velocity position time interval

displacement magnitude position-time graph vector

distance motion diagram

1. _________________________ The speed and direction of an object at a particular instant is

the ____ .
2. _________________________ Another term given for the size of a quantity is the ____ .
3. _________________________ The ____ is the location of an object relative to an origin.
4. _________________________ The formula tf – ti represents ____ .
5. _________________________ A ____ is a quantity with both magnitude and direction.
6. _________________________ Ratio of the change in position to the time interval during which
the change occurred is the ____ .
7. _________________________ A system that defines the zero point of the variable you are
studying is the ____ .
8. _________________________ The zero point is also called the ____ .
9. _________________________ A graph with time data on the horizontal axis and position data
on the vertical axis is a ____ .
10. _________________________ A ____ shows a series of images showing the position of a
moving object over equal time intervals.
11. _________________________ A vector that represents the sum of two or more vectors is
a ____ .
12. _________________________ A simplified motion diagram that shows the object in motion as
a series of points is a ____ .
13. _________________________ A scalar quantity that is the length, or size, of the displacement vector
is ____ .
14. _________________________ A quantity that has only magnitude is ____ .

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15. _________________________ The location of an object at a particular instant is ____ .

16. _________________________ The vector quantity that defines the distance and direction
between two positions is ____ .
17. _________________________ The absolute value of the slope on a position-time graph is ____ .

SECTION 1 Picturing Motion

In your textbook, read about motion diagrams.
Refer to the diagrams below to answer questions 1–5. Circle the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement.

1. In set I, the object that is moving is ____.

a. A c. C
b. B d. none of the above
2. Set II shows that object B is ____.
a. at rest c. slowing down
b. increasing its speed d. traveling at a constant speed
3. Set ____ shows object B is changing direction.
a. I c. III
b. II d. IV

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4. Set ____ shows object B at rest.

a. I c. III
b. II d. IV
5. Set ____ shows object B traveling at a constant speed.
a. I c. III
b. II d. IV

SECTION 2 Where and When?

In your textbook, read about coordinate systems.

Refer to the diagrams below to answer questions 1–5.

1. What are the position vectors for A, B, C, D, and E?

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2. If the object is moving from left to right in D, and each division represents the passage of 1 s,
what is the velocity of the object?
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3. If the object is moving from right to left in D, what is the velocity of the object?
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4. In which sets are there objects with positive position vectors?

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5. In which sets are there objects with negative position vectors?
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SECTION 3 Position-Time Graphs

In your textbook, read about position-time graphs.
Refer to the diagram below to answer questions 1–7.

1. What quantity is represented on the x-axis?

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2. What quantity is represented on the y-axis?
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3. What is the position of the object at 6.0 s?
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4. How much time has passed when the object is at 6.0 m?
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5. How far does the object travel for every second it is in motion?
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6. If the object continues at this speed, when will the object reach 18.0 m?
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7. Where will the object be after 300 s?
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SECTION 4 How Fast?

In your textbook, read about speed and velocity.
Refer to the diagram below to answer questions 1–12.

1. What is the formula for finding t?

2. Find t for the change in position from x = 5 m to x  15 m.

3. What is the formula for finding  x?

4. Find x for the time interval from t = 2.0 s to t = 8.0 s.

5. What is the formula for finding the slope on a position-time graph?

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6. What is the slope of this line?

7. What does the absolute value of the slope of this line represent?

8. What is the speed of this object in m/s?

9. If this object continues at the same speed, how long would it take this object to reach a position
of x  150 m?

10. If this object continues at the same speed, how far will it have traveled when t  200 s?

11. What formula would you use to determine the position of this object if it had an initial position
vector and then traveled at a fixed velocity for a certain amount of time?

12. How far will this object have traveled if it had an initial position of 220 m and traveled at a speed
of 2.5 m/s for 48 s?

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REPRESENTING MOTION
All numerical answers have been rounded to 3. 1 m/s
the correct number of significant figures. 4. A, C, D
Vocabulary Review 5. B
1. instantaneous velocity
SECTION 3 Position-Time Graphs
2. magnitude
1. time
3. position
2. position
4. time interval
3. 9.0 m
5. vector
4. 4.0 s
6. average velocity
5. 1.5 m/s
7. coordinate system
8. origin 6.

9. position-time graph
10. motion diagram
11. resultant
12. particle model
7.
13. distance
14. scalar
15. instantaneous position
16. displacement
17. average speed
SECTION 4 How Fast?
1. t  tf  ti
SECTION 1 Picturing Motion
2. at x  15.0 m, tf  6.0 s
1. B at x  5.0 m, ti  2.0 s
t  tf  ti
2. B  6.0 s  2.0 s
3. D  4.0 s

4. C 3. x  xf  xi

5. A 4. at t  8 s, xf  20.0 m
at t  2 s, xi  5.0 m
SECTION 2 Where and When? x  xf  xi
 20.0 m  5.0 m
1. 4 m, 4 m, 5 m, 3 m, and 0 m  15.0 m
2. 1 m/s
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7. average speed
8. 2.5 m/s
9.

10.

11. x  vt  xi
12. x  vt  xi
 (2.5 m/s)(48 s)  220 m
 340 m

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