Position, Reference Points and Relative Motion Vocabulary

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Relative Motion

How objects appear to move relative to other moving (or stationary) objects.

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Reference Point

An arbitrary point or stationary object used to measure and compare another object's motion (distance and direction).

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Frame of Reference

A fixed background surrounding an object, assumed to be at rest. (The Ground!)

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Object's Position

The location of an object.

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Relative Position

The location of an object based on a frame of reference

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Motion

An object's CHANGE in position with respect to a reference point.

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Stationary

Not moving; standing still