Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

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

• 5 miles

• 1 mile North

• 2 miles South

• 2 miles

Tags

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4A

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4B

65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?

• Speed
  
• Velocity
• Average Speed
• Constant Speed

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Inertia

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Velocity is 

• speed
• direction
• speed with a direction

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

Speed is equal to 

• Distance/Time
• Time/Distance
• Time x Distance
• Acceleration

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A proper quantity showing velocity would be

• 25 m/s.
• 30 m south.
• 15 m/s north.
• 10 m.

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 5 seconds to reach it, what was her average speed?

• 1,000 m/s

• 2.5 m/s

• 4 m/s

• 20 m/s