motion part 1

Motion can be described through a change in _____.

• temperature

• distance

• position

• speed

Your distance and direction from a reference point will define your ______________.

• motion

• displacement

• position

• dimension

The starting point describing the location of an object.

• displacement

• reference point

• positive direction

• negative direction

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

• 10
• 7
• 8
• 6

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?

• 7 km
• 3 km
• 4 km
• 1 km

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class. His displacement would be:

• 8 meters

• 8 meters, east

• 8 meters, west

• 12 meters

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

• 5 miles

• 1 mile North

• 2 miles South

• 2 miles

Tags

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4A

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4B

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