Motion: Distance & Displacement

Motion:

Distance & Displacement

Multiple Choice

If you walk to your friends house 500 meters down the street. What is the DISTANCE you have traveled?

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

• 250 meters

• 0 meters

Multiple Choice

If you walk to your friends house 500 meters down the street. What is your DISPLACEMENT?

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

• 250 meters

• 0 meters

Multiple Choice

If you walk back to your house taking the same route, what is the total DISTANCE you have traveled?

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

• 250 meters

• 0 meters

Multiple Choice

If you walk back to your house from your friends house taking the same route, what is your DISPLACEMENT?

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

• 250 meters

• 0 meters

Multiple Choice

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• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

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• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. (Click on image to make it larger)

What DISTANCE did you travel?

• 4.6 km

• 9.2 km

• 10.3 km

• 0 km

Multiple Choice

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. (Click on image to make it larger)

What is your DISPLACEMENT?

• 4.6 km

• 9.2 km

• 10.3 km

• 0 km

Multiple Choice

You walk from your house (A) 3.2 km to your friends house (B). You and your friend walk 1.4 km to McDonalds (C) to eat lunch and then you both walk 1.8 km back to your house (A). (Click on the image to make it larger)

What is the total DISTANCE you traveled?

• 3.2 km

• 1.8 km

• 6.4 km

• 0 km

Multiple Choice

You walk from your house (A) 3.2 km to your friends house (B). You and your friend walk 1.4 km to McDonalds (C) to eat lunch and then you both walk 1.8 km back to your house (A). (Click on the image to make it larger)

What is your DISPLACEMENT?

• 3.2 km

• 1.8 km

• 6.4 km

• 0 km

Multiple Choice

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10
• 7
• 8
• 6

Multiple Choice

A place or object (like a stop sign or mailbox) used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point

• frame of reference

• point of view

• motion detector

Multiple Choice

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Multiple Choice

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Multiple Choice

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

• displacement

• reference point

• length

• distance

Multiple Choice

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL
• Distance is less than displacement

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Multiple Choice

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200