Frames of Reference

You
always need to
something
to know that motion has taken place.
A
is needed to
the

of an

Ever felt like

were slowly moving backwards when
a semi truck passed you on the highway?
You have
made the
your frame of
reference, measuring your
to
the

vehicles
forward
to the
stationary tree (the
is the proper
)
Describing One-Dimensional Motion

a
in
, measured by
and
The SI
of
or
is the
(m)

distances are measured in

centimeters

distances are measured in

(km)
The following
are used to describe motion:
*___________________________ *________________________________
*___________________________ *________________________________
Change in Position
Suppose a runner jogs to the
mark and then turns
and runs back to the
mark.

that tells you how

something has
The runner travels
in the original direction
in the opposite direction
, so the total distance she ran is
Sometimes you may want to know not only your
but also your direction from a
point, such as
from the
.

- the
AND
of an objects position relative to a starting point.
: 50 m
, turn
around and run 30 m
=
total
displacement.