Position and Motion
Name
Date
Class
Content Vocabulary
LESSON 1
Position and Motion
Directions: On each line, write the term from the word bank that correctly completes each sentence. NOTE: You
may need to change a term to its plural form.
dimension
reference point
displacement
relative
motion
specify
position
1. If you ask a friend to meet you somewhere, you will need
to
2.
your location.
is the difference between the initial position and the final
position of an object.
3. Your distance and direction from a reference point (for example, two blocks north of
school) will define your
.
4. Comparing your location to a starting point, or
, helps
describe where you are.
5. To describe the position of your school on a map, you need to describe its location in
two
.
6. The people on a bus are not moving in relation to the seats inside the bus, but they are
in
compared to the streets outside.
7. For the field trip, the buses will park three blocks east of the museum; this describes the
position of the parking spot
Describing Motion
to the museum.
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Name
Date
Class
Content Practice A
LESSON 1
Position and Motion
Directions: Complete this concept map by choosing terms from the word bank and writing them in the correct
spaces. Each term is used only once.
difference
final
direction
initial
displacement
reference point
distance
An object¡¯s
position is its
4.
1.
is the
and
5.
2.
between its
from a
6.
3.
and
7.
positions
Directions: On each line, write the term that correctly completes each sentence.
8. The terms
and
when giving opposite directions from a reference point.
9. The process of changing positions is
10.
can be useful
.
is the length of a path taken, whereas
is the difference between starting and ending locations.
Name
Date
Class
Content Practice B
LESSON 1
Position and Motion
Directions: Complete these paragraphs by writing the correct terms on the lines. Some terms might be used more
than once.
To describe an object¡¯s (1.)
, you must first choose a(n)
(2.)
as a starting place. From there, you must specify the
(3.)
to the object and the (4.)
in
which it lies from the starting place. If you are giving directions to two objects located
in different directions from the same (5.)
, it can sometimes
be helpful to describe one object as being in the (6.)
direction
from that place and the other in the (7.)
An object is in (8.)
direction.
any time its
(9.)
is changing. In most cases, such a change involves changes in
(10.)
and (11.)
from the starting
point. However, if an object returns to its starting point, its
(12.)
a considerable (13.)
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is zero, even though it might have traveled
.
Describing Motion
Name
Date
School to Home
Class
LESSON 1
Position and Motion
For this activity, you will need the map below, a ruler, and a pencil. Refer to your textbook
if you need help.
1. You are standing at the corner of River Street and Third Street. A friend calls and tells
you to walk three blocks west of your present position to meet her. Where is your
friend? What is the reference point for her directions?
2. Someone is standing at the southwest corner of Riverview Park. He wants to go to the
post office by the shortest route. Write a set of directions for him. What distance will
he walk?
3. Use a ruler and pencil to draw a line on the map that represents the displacement of
the person who walked from Riverview Park to the post office in the question above.
Without measuring, determine whether his distance walked and displacement are
equal. Explain your answer.
Describing Motion
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Name
Date
Class
Key Concept Builder
Position and Motion
Key Concept What is the difference between distance and displacement?
Directions: The diagram above represents an oval race-car track. Use the diagram to answer each question
or respond to each statement.
1. When a race car reaches point B on the first lap, what is its distance traveled and its
displacement?
2. When the car reaches point C on the first lap, what is its distance traveled and its
displacement?
3. When the car reaches point D on the first lap, what is its distance traveled and its
displacement? (Hint: Use a ruler.)
4. If a race is 10 laps, what is the car¡¯s distance traveled and its displacement when it
reaches the finish line?
LESSON 1
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