Also refer to physics, forces, Newton, friction, velocity, speed, momentum, inertia, vectors, acceleration, Einstein, Theory of Relativity, WBT, education, School for Champions, Kurtus Technologies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We all take motion for granted. It seems so fundamental, because almost everything moves. People have wondered about motion for years.
Some characteristics seem obvious, while others are difficult to understand.
But, if you are studying science or are curious about things, you want to know more. This lesson will help satisfy your curiosity about these matters by giving a simple explanation of motion and the way things move. There is a mini-quiz at the end of this lesson. Motion is simply the change in position over time. If you looked at an object in one location, and when you looked at it later, it was in some different position, you say that it had moved.