Basic Motion I - Speed, Time, Distance, & Displacement

Displacement vectors of 1 km East, 5 km West, 4 km West, and 5 km East combine to a total displacement of _____________________________________.

Your cat walks 500 m every morning. She leaves your house at 6:00 am, waits at the fence for 15 minutes. Then, walks to get back home at 6:30 am. What is the cat's AVERAGE SPEED? (Avg. Speed = TOTAL DISTANCE / TOTAL TIME)

Patrick Mahomes is clocked throwing a football 62 miles per hour. This is 44.7 meters per second. How many seconds does it take the football to travel 50 meters?

Jim walks from his home 2 blocks north to the library. After checking out his favorite book he walks 5 blocks east to the park. After reading for a while he decides to visit his grandmother who lives 1 block south and 8 blocks west of the park. What is Jim's total distance traveled in blocks?

Jim walks from his home 2 blocks north to the library. After checking out his favorite book he walks 5 blocks east to the park. After reading for a while he decides to visit his grandmother who lives 1 block south and 8 blocks west of the park. What is Jim's total displacement traveled in blocks?

A butterfly flew 25 m in 50 s. What was the butterfly's speed

Jane saw Spot run 10 m/s for 40s. How far did Spot run?

How long did it take the fish to swim 2 km at 20 m/s?

Which of the following describes a difference between distance and displacement?

If distance measurements are like what a(n) _________ displays, then displacement measurements are like what a(n) __________ displays.