Review for Distance, Displacement, Speed & Velocity Quiz!

What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

• Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance she traveled?

• 0.625 m

• 100,000 m

• 1.6 m

• 650 m

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 m at a speed of 25 m/s?

• 32 s

• 20,000 s

• 0.03 s

• 25 s

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

• speed = m/s

• time = s

• displacement = m

• velocity = s

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

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

• 800 meters NW

• +400 meters

• 0 meters

• 200 meters S

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

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their displacement?

• 82 meters North

• 18 meters North

• 28 meters South

• 18 meters South

A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.

• True
• False

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What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

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