Motion Review ( Speed, Velocity, acceleration and graphs)

Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total distance of:

• 5 km
• 10 km
• 13 km
• 19 km

A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:

• 9 meters
• 6 meters
• 3 meters
• 0 meters

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

• 8 meters
• 8 meters, east
• 8 meters, west
• 12 meters

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

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

• mile
• foot
• kilometer
• meter

Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 

• distance
• vector
• arrow
• length

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is his displacement?

• 5 km

• 3 km
• 4 km
• 1 km

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time