Motion-Notes 3/30

• Matter is always moving.
• Motion involves a change in position.
• Distance is the length of the route an object travels when it changes position.
• Displacement is the distances and direction an object moves
• Speed is the distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance.
• Average speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time
• Instantaneous speed is the speed an object is traveling at one moment.
• Constant speed is when an object is traveling at the same speed for over a period of time.
• Velocity is the speed of an object and its direction