Motion

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

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

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

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity?

• time
• distance
• displacement
• speed

_____ are measured in units of m/s in Physics.

• Speed and velocity
• Distance and displacement
• Scalars
• Vectors

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1