Motion Test Prep

Which of the following is an example of distance?

• 250 m/s

• 250 m E

• + 250 m

• 250 m

Distance does not have a direction, so it's a

• Speed

• Velocity

• Scalar

• Vector

Displacement has a direction, making it a___

• Speed

• Velocity

• Scalar

• Vector

What is the SI unit for distance?

• Feet

• Meter

• Inch

• Yard

A person walked 80 m east, turned around and walked 80 m west. What was this person's displacement?

• 80 m E

• 80 m

• 0 m

• 160 m E

A person walked 80 m east, turned around and walked 80 m west. What was this person's distance?

• 80 m

• 160 m

• 0 m

• 160 m

When will distance and displacement be the same magnitude?

• When distance is greater than displacement.

• When displacement is greater than distance.

• When the object moves in a straight line.

• Distance will never equal displacement.

An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.

• True
• False

You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 

• 6  km
• 0 km

An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving

• in a circle
• at constant velocity 
• at increasing speed
• only as influenced by gravity