Distance & Displacement (Stephanie's group)

Ashley walked 30 meters east then 50 meters west, how much is the total distance?

• 80m west

• 20 m west

• 80 m east

• 20 m east

Ivy walked 10 m east and then 10 m west. What is the total distance Ivy covered?

• 80 m

• 30 m

• 20 m

• 0 m

What is the total displacement of a student who walks 3 blocks east, 2 blocks north,1 block west, and then 2 blocks south?

• 2 blocks east

• 2 blocks west

• 8 blocks

• 0

What do you call the length of the space between two points?

• Displacement

• Width

• Distance

• Breadth

Distance describes how far something has moved. True or False ?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Alana wanted to play 4 corners inside her house. She used her triangle-sided room for playing. She always starts from point A to C then back to A. Today she had 6 full rounds. The first side of the triangle is 3m, 2nd is 1m and 3rd is 5m. What is her total distance covered?

• 9m

• 54m

• 6m

• None of the above

Joshua travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10m

• 2m

• 17m

• 8m

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

A place or object (like a stop sign or mailbox) used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a:

• Comparison Point

• Motion Detector

• Frame of reference

• Point of view

Sara walks from Point A to B. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL.

• Distance is less than displacement.