Speed, Velocity, Distance, and Displacement

Intro to 1-Dimensional Motion: Vectors

Velocity and Displacement

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

• Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

Multiple Choice

30 m/s

• speed

• velocity

Multiple Choice

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Multiple Choice

What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?

• 0 meters
• 10 meters
• 11 meters
• 20 meters

Multiple Choice

What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?

• 5 meters

• 4 meters

• 2 meters

• 0 meters

Multiple Choice

What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?

• 5 meters
• 4 meters
• 2 meters
• 0 meters

Multiple Choice

A dog is at a fire hydrant that will be at 0 m. The dog walks to a location of +5 meters. Then turns around and walks back to a location of -2 meters. The dog does this in 10 seconds. What is the dog's displacement?

• -2 m

• 2 m

• 7 m

• 12 m

Multiple Choice

A dog is at a fire hydrant that will be at 0 m. The dog walks to a location of +5 meters. Then turns around and walks back to a location of -2 meters. The dog does this in 10 seconds. What is the dog's average speed during this trip?

• -1.2 m/s

• -0.2 m/s

• 0.2 m/s

• 1.2 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is this graph representing?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration (speeding up)
• Deceleration (slowing down)
• No motion

Multiple Choice

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

• Person A

• Person B

• They both had the same displacement.

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

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

Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 

• distance
• vector
• arrow
• length

Multiple Choice

Displacement is distance combined with

• direction
• speed
• velocity
• magnitude