ICP 1 Units 1 and 2

Front

Tommy walks 100 meters north from his house, then 50 meters east to his friend's house. What is Tommy’s displacement from his starting point?

Back

111.8 meters

Front

Sarah walks 200 meters east to the park, then walks 200 meters west back to her house. What is Sarah’s displacement?

Back

0 meters

Front

A cat walks 40 meters south, then turns and walks 30 meters east. What is the cat’s displacement from the starting point?

Back

70 meters

Front

A plane flies 500 km north and then 300 km west. What is the plane’s displacement from its starting point?

Back

583 km

Front

Emma swims 50 meters east, then 120 meters north in the pool. What is Emma’s displacement from her starting point?

Back

170 meters

Front

What is the best definition of motion in science?

Back

Motion is the change in position of an object relative to a frame of reference.

Front

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Distance is how far an object moves, while displacement measures the shortest path from the starting point to the ending point.

Front

Which of the following is an example of a frame of reference for a snowboarder going down a hill? The trees and ski jump next to the snowboarder, The snowboarder’s goggles, The speed of the snowboarder, The slope of the hill

Back

The trees and ski jump next to the snowboarder

Front

A runner runs 7 laps around a soccer field and ends up at the same spot where they started. What is the runner’s displacement?

Back

0 meters

Front

A scientist records that an object moved 15 meters in 5 seconds. What did the scientist measure?

Back

Speed, because only the distance and time are provided, not direction.