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distance vs displacement

Authored by Travis Allison

Science

11th - 12th Grade

distance vs displacement
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The change in an object's position from the final position to initial position.

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.

distance
displacement
direction
velocity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

1 mile forward

13 miles

3 miles forward

1 mile

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

A persons walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their distance traveled?

82 meters
18 meters
32 meters

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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

800
400
0
200

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Maria is trying to meet her friends at the pool but construction is blocking her path from the parking lot directly to the pool. Because of this, she has to walk 20 ft north, 35 ft east, and then 20 ft south to get to the pool.

Find her distance.

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