Distance and Displacement

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? Options: 800 m, 400 m, 0 m, 1200 m

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

Magnitude

Back

amount or size

Front

A scalar is a magnitude _____.

Back

Without direction.

Front

How do scalars and vectors differ?

Back

Vectors have direction.

Front

Distance is which of the following? Vector, Scalar

Back

Scalar

Front

Which statement describes a vector?

Back

It has both direction and magnitude

Front

Where does the independent variable always go?

Back

x or horizontal axis