Describing Motion: Distance and Displacement

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a _______.

• frame of reference

• point of view

• comparison point

• motion detector

Sonia runs 3 m north, 10 m east and then runs 4 m south, what is her distance?

• 15 m

• 17 m

• 18 m

• 16 m

Alex walks 5 m north, 5 m west, and then 5 m south. What is his displacement?

• 5 m

• 10 m

• 15 m

• 20 m

You walk 10 m north, and then walk 6 m west. The total distance traveled is _________.

• 4 m

• 8 m

• 15 m

• 16 m

David walks 3 m north, and then turns back and walks 3 m south. What is his displacement?

• 6 m

• 0 m

• 3 m

• 9 m

Displacement is the ______ and direction of an object's change in position.

• time

• direction

• distance

• speed

Distance is the ________ an object travels.

• length

• time

• speed

• displacement

The motion of a car towards northeast direction for 50 meters tells us about?

• distance

• speed

• displacement

• velocity

Jose steers a boat 8 km east, 2 km north, and then 6 km west. Determine the total distance.

• - 4 km

• 16 km

• 4 km

• - 16 km

Displacement is a _________ while Distance is a _________.

• scalar quantity ; vector quaantity

• base quantity ; derived quantity

• derived quantity ; base quantity

• vector quantity ; scalar quantity