Position and Motion

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to know the location of something what information, would you NOT need to have to find it?

• Reference point

• Direction from reference point

• Distance from reference point

• Time of day

Multiple Choice

2 people are sitting on a train traveling down the tracks. 1 person is at the train station watching the train go by. Which person would perceive motion?

• The people sitting across from each other on the train

• The person at the train station as the people pass by them.

Multiple Choice

If I walk my dog 2 miles around my neighborhood and end back at my house. What is my distance traveled?

• 2 miles

• 0 Miles

• 1 mile

Multiple Choice

If I walk my dog 2 miles around my neighborhood and end back at my house. What is my displacement? (How far am I from where I started?)

• 2 miles

• 0 miles

• 1 mile

Multiple Choice

If you ride your bike from point A to point B, what is your distance from point A?

• 4m

• 3m

• 5m

• 12m

Multiple Choice

If you ride your bike from point A to point B, what is your displacement?

• 4m

• 3m

• 5m

• 12m

Multiple Choice

If you ride from point A to point B , point B to point C and point C back to Point A, what is your distance?

• 4m

• 3m

• 5m

• 12m

Multiple Choice

If you ride from point A to point B, point B to C and point C back to A, what is your displacement?

• 4m

• 3m

• 5m

• 0m