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Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity Help

Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity Help

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Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Speed, Velocity, Displacement

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Standards-aligned

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Katie Borton

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18 Slides • 28 Questions

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Distance how far an object travels on its ________

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Multiple Choice

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

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2 km

2

5 km

3

8 km

4

10 km

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Multiple Choice

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
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0 meters
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400 meters
3
800 meters
4
1600 meters

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Open Ended

What happened to the ant's distance when it turned around and moved toward zero?

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Fill in the Blank

Distance does not depend on _______

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Fill in the Blank

In physics, X represents ____________

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Multiple Choice

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

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2 km E

2

5 km N

3

8 km S

4

10 km W

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Drag and Drop

considers both magnitude (displacement) and ​ direction. North, South, East, West, Up, Down, Right, Left, Positive, or Negative are all ways to communicate an object's ​
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displacement
direction.
distance
time
way

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Open Ended

How are the distance and displacement different in the examples given?

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Fill in the Blank

Displacement considers how an object changes its _______

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Open Ended

What happened to the ant's displacement with the changes in direction?

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Labelling

Label the image with the correct terms

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Shorter Distance

Longer Distance

Short Path

Long Path

Displacement

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Multiple Choice

A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same magnitude.

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True

2

False

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Drag and Drop

In the track example, the runner went around the track 3 times. They started and ended in the same place, making their​
zero. The ​
is comparison is 300 m.
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displacement
distance
position
time
speed
velocity

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Multiple Choice

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After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
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displacement
2
reference point
3
length
4
distance

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Drag and Drop

Speed uses ​
and ​
to get the rate an object travels on their​
.
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distance
time
journey
displacement
direct route

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Fill in the Blank

_____ also does not use direction

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Math Response

A rocket travels 10 m/s and goes for 30 m. How long did it take?

Don'

Type answer here
Deg°
Rad

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Math Response

A racecar is traveling at 85.0 m/s.  How far does the car travel in 30.0 s?

Don't forget units!

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Deg°
Rad

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Drag and Drop

Velocity uses​
and ​
to get a rate of ​
change for an object's motion. It ​
take direction into account.
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displacement
time
positional
does
distance
does not
journey

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Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

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200 m/s

2

12.5 m/s

3

12.5 m

4

200m

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Multiple Choice

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

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4.8 s

2

480 s

3

3.33 s

4

33.3 s

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Multiple Choice

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Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

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The type of car she drives

2

Her heart rate as she drives

3

The time she has driven

4

The direction she was going

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Multiple Choice

Turning a corner on a motorcycle is always an example of ____.

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Speed

2

Velocity

3

A change in speed

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A change in velocity

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Multiple Choice

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Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 
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distance
2
vector
3
arrow
4
length

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following describes distance and displacement correctly?
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The blue arrow shows distance and the orange arrows show displacement
2
The blue arrow shows displacement and the orange arrows show distance
3
Both arrows show distance only
4
Both arrows show distance and displacement

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following are examples of velocity?

a) 50 mph

b) 24 mph North

c) 24 mph Northeast

d) 30 mph West

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All but (d)

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All are velocity except (a)

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Only (b)

4

None are velocity

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Multiple Choice

An elevator traveled 15 floors (150 ft) at a speed of 4.5 m/s. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the elevator?
1
the direction the elevator traveled
2
how long the elevator was stationary
3
how many times the elevator stopped
4
the total distance the elevator traveled
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