These are the exact questions kinematics answers for you.

You can use rulers to measure

distance traveled, a compass to assess direction, and rulers and timers to figure out the
time it takes to travel a certain distance, in other words, the speed and how the speed
increases and decreases.
But kinematics is not limited to vacuum cleaners. These same kinds of questions can be
answered for any moving object. Kinematics applies to how rapidly your car speeds up
after stopping at a red light, where a baseball travels after you've thrown it, and even the
paths of stars and planets in the galaxy