The statement in the question is false. Objects can be measured when they are in motion. The object's speed is one example of a measurement that can be taken while the object is moving. Think about a baseball game, they record the speed of the ball and display it on the screen every time a pitcher throws the ball. In car races, the speed of the cars is measured to determine how fast they are traveling.

Taking measurements is critical when completing an experiment or investigation. The data collected through measurements can be used to draw conclusions and make recommendations. Patterns are often found in the measurements obtained, and this helps scientists to make predictions. In the investigation that Cindy is performing, the best unit of measure would be inches. Pounds wouldn't be appropriate for measuring distance, and miles are too large of a unit for something like a rolling marble. Millimeters are a tiny unit of measure, and it would be difficult to use them to measure. Inches would be the most appropriate.

There is more than one pattern that may emerge from data collected during experiments or investigations. In this investigation, Ashley could see a pattern with the car that rolled down the plastic surface. The car on the plastic ramp rolled down the fastest two out of three trials. Ashley could conclude that this car went down the ramp the fastest.

Data collected during experiments or investigations are a great way to look for patterns. In this experiment, there is a bounce (motion) that is measured in inches. Using the trends in the table, we can predict what the next measurement will be. The ball decreases it's bounce by five inches each time, so we can predict that the final bounce will be five inches.

Patterns often emerge in collected data that help us to make predictions about future motion. In this investigation, the measurements are decreasing in two-inch increments. Based on this information, it can be predicted that the final measurement, number five, will be 0 inches. The ball does not gain any additional momentum during its time rolling, only decreasing. The increments are steady so that a pattern can be interpreted for future measurements.

This data reveals a pattern about the cup's motion based on the measurements taken. The cup moves a greater distance as the marble's weight increases. An appropriate prediction would be that the cup would move farther than five inches if the marble were to weigh 50 grams.

If a 50-gram marble were rolled into the cup, the distance would increase. There is a pattern between the weights of the cup and the movement. Each time the mass of the cup is increased by ten grams, the cup moves two inches. If using the logic created by this pattern, a 50-gram marble would move the cup a total of nine inches. A 40-gram marble would move the cup seven inches (5+2=7), so another ten grams would mean another two inches added (7+2=9) totaling nine grams.

Jill can make predictions about what will happen in future trials because there are patterns in motion that data helps us to recognize. "Ball 3" bounced the shortest height in all of the previous tests, so, likely, it will again bounce the shortest height. Using patterns and data can help support the prediction that she is making.

There is more than one pattern that may emerge from data collected during experiments or investigations. In this investigation, Ashley could see a pattern with the car that rolled down the carpeted surface. The car did make it down the ramp, but it was the slowest of the three that were able to make it down the slope.