Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity

Front

What is a difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in.

Front

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

Back

100,000 m

Front

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, what was her average velocity?

Back

0.4 m/s

Front

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 m at a speed of 25 m/s?

Back

32 s

Front

30 m/s

Back

speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

18 km/hr North

Back

velocity

Front

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

Back

0

Front

How far an object has moved?

Back

distance

Front

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

Back

1 mile

Front

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

Back

5 miles