1C Unit 9.1 - Distance and Displacement

1C Unit 9.1 - Distance and Displacement

By Jacob Evans

Open Ended

If you were the pilot in the airplane, what might you use as a frame of reference to determine your motion?

Open Ended

According to my frame of reference, you are moving as you read this question. What is my frame of reference?

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters

• 500 meters

• 250 meters

• 1000 meter

Multiple Choice

If you walk to your friends house 500 meters down the street, what is your displacement?

• 0 meters

• 250 meters

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters

• 250 meters

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters

• 250 meters

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

Multiple Choice

A student walks from A to B to C to D and back to A. What distance have they travelled?

• 0 meters

• 4 meters

• 6 meters

• 12 meters

Multiple Choice

A student walks from A to B to C to D and back to A. What is the student's displacement?

• 0 meters

• 2 meters

• 4 meters

• 12 meters

Multiple Choice

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B What distance did you travel?

• 0 km

• 4.6 km

• 9.2 km

• 10.3 km

Multiple Choice

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. What is your displacement?

• 0 km

• 4.6 km

• 9.2 km

• 10.3 km

Multiple Choice

Ms. Cobb travels north 5 miles and then goes West 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is her distance traveled?

• 6 miles

• 7 miles

• 8 miles

• 10 miles

Open Ended

Give an example of a vector.

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

• point of view

• reference point

• frame of reference

Multiple Choice

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

• displacement

• reference point

• length

• distance

Open Ended

Give an example of a scalar.

Multiple Choice

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

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL

• Distance is LESS than displacement

• Distance is GREATER than displacement.

• Displacement is LESS than distance.

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters

• 400 meters

• 800 meters

• 1600 meters

Multiple Choice

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

• 0 meters

• 200 meters

• 400 meters

• 800 meters