Distance/Displacement Practice (S22)

Front

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

Back

10

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

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

Back

0

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

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

Back

0 meters

Front

The length between two points is called ________ .

Back

distance

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

You should ___ when displacements are in opposite directions

Back

subtract