Position, Displacement and Distance

Front

Which of the following would be a scalar value?
Options: Displacement, Distance, Position, Velocity

Back

Distance

Front

A roadrunner travels 100m [East] then 300m [West]. What is its distance?

Back

400 m

Front

Dash from the Incredibles runs 5 km [North] and then 20 km [South]. What is its displacement?

Back

15 km [South]

Front

Penelope is initially 100 km [West] of TO. She displaces 250 km [East]. Find final position.

Back

150 km [East]

Front

In a 2 000 m race the athletes complete 5 laps around the 400 m long track. Find displacement.

Back

0 m

Front

Athletes complete 3.75 laps around a 400 m long track. Find distance.

Back

1500 m

Front

What is the location of an object relative to some reference point called in physics?

Back

Position

Front

A pony travels 1.2 km [W] then 0.5 km [N] and ends up 1.3 km [W 22.6o N]. Find distance.

Back

1.7 km or 1700 m

Front

What type of measured value has magnitude, units and direction?

Back

Vector

Front

A person walks 50 meters South, then 32 meters North. What is their displacement?

Back

18 m [S]