Distance vs Displacement, Speed vs Velocity, & Motion Maps

The amount of ground that is covered is known as _____.

• distance

• displacement

A scalar quantity includes _____.

• magnitude (size)

• direction

• both magnitude and direction

• neither magnitude nor direction

The overall change in position is know as _____.

• distance

• displacement

Which of the following is a vector quantity? Vectors involve both magnitude (size) and direction.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

• Velocity

Rhee Verse walks 6m east, then 4m west. Rhee has walked a distance of (a)   m.

Rhee Verse walks 6m east, then 4m west. Rhee has a displacement of (a)   m.

The displacement of the skier at the 3 min mark is (a)   m.

The distance the skier traveled at the 3 min mark is (a)   m.

What is the displacement of the cross-country team if they begin at the school, run 10 miles and finish back at the school?

• 10 miles

• 0 miles

• displacement can not be determined

_____ is a measure of how fast an object is moving.

• speed

• velocity

• both speed and velocity

• neither speed nor velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1