Distance/Displacement (Physics)

Front

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

Back

10 mi

Front

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point (HINT: Direct path from starting point to end point)

Back

displacement

Front

Jasmine runs exactly 3 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the DISPLACEMENT?

Back

0 m

Front

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the DISTANCE?

Back

7 km

Front

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's DISTANCE?

Back

800 meters

Front

The length between two points is called ________ .

Back

distance

Front

Find the DISTANCE Sara walks from A to B, B to C then C to D? (HINT: She does not complete the entire square!)

Back

11m

Front

After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.

Back

displacement

Front

You should ___ when displacements are in the same direction.

Back

add

Front

What should you do when displacements are in opposite directions?

Back

subtract