Position/Motion and Distance/Displacement

__________________ is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Dimension

• Position

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

• motion

• displacement

• position

• dimension

What is a reference point?

• A place or object that is staying still, that is used to determine if something else is moving.

• A place or spot where something is located

• The action of moving or being moved

• Shortest distance between starting position and ending position

Motion can be described through a change in _____.

• temperature

• distance

• position

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If you leave home and travel a million miles around the world and stop back home, what is your displacement?

• One million miles

• 0

• two million miles

• none of the above

You ride your bike 10 miles East but then head West for 6 miles. What is your displacement?

• 16 miles East

• 4 miles East

• 4 mile West

• 6 miles West

If the reference point is your home and you travel 5 miles to get to groceries and then come back home, what is the total distance traveled?

• 5 miles

• 10 miles

• 0 miles

• 25 miles

The Talladega Superspeedway is 4.3 km long from start to finish. The start/finish line is the reference point. If Kyle Busch drives 2 laps. What is his distance and displacement?

• Distance: 4.3 km

  Displacement: 4.3 km, North

• Distance: 8.6 km

  Displacement: 4.3 km, North

• Distance: 8.6 km

  Displacement: 0 km

• Distance: 4.3 km

  Displacement: 0 km

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

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters