What is the study of motion called?

[Ki-nana18]

What is the study of motion called?
All motion is relative to what?

My guesses are kinematics and reference point. But I'm not completely sure. Can anyone tell me if I right or not?

 

[rock.freak667]

What is the study of motion called?
All motion is relative to what?

My guesses are kinematics and reference point. But I'm not completely sure. Can anyone tell me if I right or not?

Yes it is called kinematics I would say and yes a reference point is used to define velocities, displacements and accelerations.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/The_study_of_motion"

 

[flatmaster]

And as far as your reference point, you can pick any point you want to be the origin. However, things become more mathematically simple if you pick your origin wisely.