Distance, Displacement, Motion Maps

Which is TRUE?

• the object had a backward constant speed

• the object never stopped

• the object sped up on the way back to the origin

• the object sped up in the forward direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which describe the motion correctly?

• the object never changed speed

• the object returned to the start

• the object stopped for awhile

• the object always went forward

Which is TRUE?

• A is slower than C

• B is the fastest

• C is slowing down

• all are going forward

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which is TRUE if the dots are 2 seconds apart and the scale is in meters?

• A has a speed of 2 m/s.

• B has a speed of 2 m/s.

• A is going in the negative direction

• A is moving slower than B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Based on the motion map provided the object is?

• speeding up

• not moving

• slowing down

• slowing down to a stop

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

At the beginning of the motion map the object is?

• moving at a velocity of 3 km/s

• moving at a velocity of 4 km/s

• at rest for 1 second

• at rest for 3 seconds

A person walks 10 miles east, then 5 miles west, and then 10 miles east.  What is the total distance walked?

• 25 miles
• 20 miles
• 15 miles
• 10 miles

A person walks 10 miles east, then 5 miles west, and then 10 miles east.  What is the person's displacement?

• 25 miles east
• 20 miles west
• 15 miles east
• 10 miles west

What is a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another?

• frame of reference
• distance
• displacement
• vector

What is the length of the path traveled between two points?

• distance
• displacement
• scalar
• frame of reference