Introduction to Motion Answers

Keisha told her friend that she can get to the town library by walking one mile east, turning left, and then walking a half a mile north.Which best describes how Keisha can improve these instructions to better help her friend find the library?

What is required in order to determine whether or not an object moves?

Sonya is playing a board game, and each space on the board game measures 1 centimeter. She moves her game token 5 spaces up from the start position. Then she moves it 5 spaces to the left. Finally, Sonya moves her token 2 spaces down.What is the total distance the token moved?

Manny walked a total of 3 miles. The reference point used to calculate the total distance that he walked was the same as the ending point.Which describes where Manny most likely walked?

The diagram shows a vertical number line.

An object starts at position 12 on a horizontal line with a reference point of 0. What is the position of the object if it moves 14 units to the left?

Nancy and Hiyang are training for a race. They entered some of their training notes in a chart.Which information should be added to the chart in order find out who ran a greater distance?

Julie finds a snail on the sidewalk and wants to know whether or not the snail moves throughout the day. She places a single mark on the sidewalk next to the snail.What will Julie use the mark for initially?

Two cars started at the same position and were driven through a city using different streets. The red car traveled north 2 miles, then east 4 miles, and then south 6 miles. The green car traveled south 4 miles and then east 4 miles. Both cars ended at the same location.Which best compares the motion of the cars?

Which scenario best describes motion?