Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity

Front

Scott travels north 5 miles, then west 3 miles, and back south 2 miles. What is his total distance traveled?

Back

10 miles

Front

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

Back

0

Front

What is the length of the path an object has traveled?

Back

distance

Front

Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

Back

1 mile North

Front

65 miles per hour North is an example of an object's what?

Back

Velocity

Front

10 miles per hour is an example of an object's what? Options: Velocity, Speed, Acceleration, Inertia

Back

Speed

Front

Velocity is

Back

speed with a direction

Front

Speed is equal to

Back

Distance/Time

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

A proper quantity showing velocity would be: 25 m/s, 30 m south, 15 m/s north, 10 m.

Back

15 m/s north

Front

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m in 5 seconds. What was her average speed?

Back

4 m/s