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Many of the physical science standards require that students can qualitatively and quantitatively describe motion and changes in motion . What is "constant speed," "constant velocity," and "constant acceleration?" What path does a ball take when thrown? How can we tell from a static representation, such as a graph or diagram, the speed and acceleration of an object? How can we represent the motion of an object in a graph or diagram? Physics teachers often need to assess students' understanding of mechanics as they engage in more mechanistic questions about force, energy, and momentum. The assessments here elicit students' ideas about motion and its representations.