Practice: Distance and Displacement Practice

Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store.  He shops then walks back 10 km east back to his house. What distance did he cover?

• 10 km

• 20 km

• 0 km

• 20 km East

Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store.  He shops then walks back 10 km east back to his house. What was his displacement?

• 20 km

• 10 km

• 0 km

• 10 km West

Tyler drives 50km north.  Tyler then drives back 30km south. What distance did he cover? (include your unit)

Tyler drives 50km north.  Tyler then drives back 30km south. What was his displacement?

• 80 km

• 20 km south

• 20 km north

• 80 km north

Joey drives his Skidoo 7 kilometers north.  He stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometers east.  What distance did he cover? (include your unit)

Joey drives his Skidoo 7 kilometers north. He stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometers south. What was his displacement?

Brittney is on the starting line to run a track race.  The distance around the track is 400 m. She starts the race and runs 400 m around the track. She ends up in the same place where she started. What distance did she cover? (include the unit)

Brittney is on the starting line to run a track race.  The distance around the track is 400m. She starts the race and runs 400m around the track. She ends up in the same place where she started. What was her displacement? (include the unit)

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