Motion is a change in an object's location


For example, if you are playing soccer and you kick the ball, the ball is in motion. Its location has changed.

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​Motion

Position

Position is the exact place where an object is.



The place where you are right now is your position. If you turn around in your desk, your position has not changed. You are still in the same location, but your __________ has changed.

Direction

Direction is the way an object faces, such as north, south, or toward the window.

Relative position

Relative position is the position of one object compared with the position of another object.

For example, the red car's relative
position is in front of the black car.

Absolute position

Absolute position is the exact position of an object.

For example, the red car's absolute
position is exactly 4 feet in front of
the black car.

The Max Trampoline Park is in Orangeburg, SC.

​​Relative

The Max Trampoline Park is located at 1015 Red Bank Road in Orangeburg, SC.

Absolute Position

Speed is a measure of how slow or fast something can move.


Example: My mom was driving 65 miles per hour (mph) down the road to get to school this morning.

Speed

The man and his dog are not changing how fast or how slow they move. They are moving at a constant speed.


But as they continue their walk to the next street, they might slow down to cross the road. They might move faster. They might also slow down. Their speed changes.

Speed

Distance is how far something travels.

For example, we drove 730 miles to get to New York.

Distance

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