Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

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

• 10
• 7
• 8
• 6

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

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

• 7 km
• 3 km
• 4 km
• 1 km

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

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

What kind of quantity has both a magnitude and a direction?

• scalar
• vector
• frame of reference
• time

_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.

• velocity
• speed
• displacement
• distance

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

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

Which of the following could never be negative?

• a distance
• a velocity
• a displacement
• a vector