Describing Motion

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

• 800 m

• 400 m

• 0 m

• 200 m

This word describes how far an object has moved - its total journey

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

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

• 5 miles south

• 1 mile north

• 2 miles north

• 3 miles south

This is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object

• Reference Point

• Displacement

• Motion

• Distance

Your distance and direction from a reference point (for example, two blocks north of the school) will define your ___________

• displacement

• position

• distance

• motion

Comparing your location to a starting point, or a _________, helps describe where you are

• reference point

• displacement

• distance

• motion

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled a larger distance?

• Person A

• Person B

• They both went the same distance

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

• Person A

• Person B

• They both had the same displacement.

Stickdude traveled from A through B to C then D and back to A. What was his total distance traveled?

• 16 m

• 8 m

• 0 m

• 32 m

Stickdude traveled from A through B to C then to D and back to A. What was the magnitude of his total displacement?

• 16 m

• 8 m Northeast

• 0 m

• 32 m