Displacement and Distance _ PreComp Review

Front

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Distance is the total path length traveled, regardless of direction. Displacement is the shortest straight line from the starting point to the ending point, considering direction.

Front

What does an odometer measure?

Back

An odometer measures distance traveled by a vehicle.

Front

If a ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters and then bounces back 3 meters, what is the total distance traveled?

Back

The total distance traveled is 9 meters.

Front

What is the formula for calculating displacement?

Back

Displacement = Final Position - Initial Position.

Front

If the initial position is -5 m and the final position is -5 m, what is the displacement?

Back

The displacement is 0 m.

Front

If the initial position is 5 m and the final position is -5 m, what is the displacement?

Back

The displacement is -10 m.

Front

During a game of dodgeball, if Marina runs 2.45 meters forward and then 1.25 meters backward, what is her displacement?

Back

Her displacement is 1.2 meters forwards.

Front

What is a scalar quantity?

Back

A scalar quantity is a physical quantity that has only magnitude, such as distance.

Front

What is a vector quantity?

Back

A vector quantity is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction, such as displacement.

Front

If a person walks 10 meters east and then 10 meters west, what is their displacement?

Back

The displacement is 0 meters.