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Displacement

Authored by JoAnn Liddy

Physics

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Displacement
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.

displacement
reference point
length
distance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?

82 meters
18 meters
28 meters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

0 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?

82 meters
18 meters
28 meters

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which of the following is correct?

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = -5 m

Distance = 22 m

Displacement = 0 m

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = -5 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 22 m

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 22 m

Displacement = 0 m

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 22 m

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which of the following is correct?

Initial Position = -2 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = 14 m

Displacement = 2 m

Initial Position = 0 m

Final Position = -2 m

Distance = 14 m

Displacement = -2 m

Initial Position = -2 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = -2 m

Displacement = -2 m

Initial Position = -2 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = 14 m

Displacement = 14 m

None are correct.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Tina's calculations of a tarantula found that the spider was able to cover 20 cm in 5 seconds. What was the average speed of the spider?

4 m/min
4 m/s
4 cm/min
4 cm/s

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