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

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

A change in position or location

• Magnetism
• Gravity
• Position
• Movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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 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

 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

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

• scalar
• vector
• frame of reference
• time