Motion- speed, distance, displacement, direction...

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What is the displacement from the school to the church?

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?

• 11m
• 3m
• 5m

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

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

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

• 5 meters

• 4 meters

• 2 meters

• 0 meters

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It is the object's overall change in position.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Motion

• Reference Point

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Are people on a plane moving?

• Yes, planes are designed to transport people.
• No, you sit still on plane.
• It depends on what you compare it to.
• Flight is a myth.  The Earth is flat.

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Liza is swimming laps from one end of a 50 meter pool to the other. Going from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four complete laps, which statement is TRUE?

• Her distance and displacement are both zero.
• Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.
• Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.
• Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.

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a change in place or position with respect to a fixed point

• locomotion

• rotation

• commotion

• motion

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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

• motion detector

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Adam is driving his car for a distance of 500 km in 3 hr. What is his speed?

• 1500 km/hr

• 166.7 km/hr

• 500 km/hr

• 100 km/hr

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Kendra is walking home and her house is 200 m away. It takes her 20 seconds to get home. What was her speed?

• 400 m/s

• 200 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 10 m/s

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Where an object is located is called its

• force
• direction
• distance
• position

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A change in an objects position is called

• distance
• direction
• position
• motion

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The TOTAL amount of space between two places is called its

• direction

• distance

• motion

• force

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The distance an object moves in a period of time is called its

• direction
• motion
• speed
• force

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What two measurements do you need to find speed?

• Distance divided by time
• Direction divided by time
• Location times Time
• Direction times time

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From the point of view of an observer sitting on a moving bus:

(select the correct answer)

• The bus seats are moving.

• If a person walks down the aisle on the bus is not moving.

• The trees and mountains the observer can see outside the bus are moving.

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A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Vector

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An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

• 39 seconds

• 12 seconds

• 15 seconds

• 33 seconds