A small, rocky object is orbiting Jupiter at a speed of 90 meters per second at a time of t = 0 seconds. At a time of t = 3 seconds, the object collides with a larger, metallic object, transferring some of its kinetic energy to the metallic object. The table below summarizes the motion of the small, rocky object.

If the larger, metallic object is initially at rest, which of the following tables could summarize its motion over the same time period?

Is a  vector quantity  that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position." imagine a person moving rapidly - one step forward and one step back - always returning to the original starting position. while this might result in a frenzy of activity, it would result in a zero velocity. because the person always returns to the original position, the motion would never result in a change in position. since velocity is defined as the rate at which the position changes, this motion results in zero velocity. if a person in motion wishes to maximize their velocity, then that person must make every effort to maximize the amount that they are displaced from their original position. every step must go into moving that person further from where he or she started. for certain, the person should never change directions and begin to return to the starting position.