CHAPTER 22.3 - "DISTANCE, DISPLACEMENT, & DIRECTION"

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10 miles
• 7 miles
• 8 miles 
• 6 miles

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point. This term can be referred to as the mathematical formula: X(final) - X(initial) = __________?

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

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

• 800 meters
• 400 meters
• 0 meters
• 200 meters

A change in position or location

• Magnetism
• Gravity
• Position
• Motion

How far an object has moved?

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is his distance covered?

• 7 km
• 3 km
• 4 km
• 1 km

1.  Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is her displacement?

• 5 miles
• 1 miles
• 2 miles
• 3 miles

 Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?

• 90 feet
• 30 feet
• 60 feet
• 0 feet

1.  Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the displacement?

• 30 feet west
• 90 feet 
• 30 feet south
• 0 feet

When an object changes its position relative to a reference point.

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• speed