Motion, Distance and Displacement

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his DISTANCE?

• 10 mi

• 7 mi

• 8 mi

• 6 mi

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the DISTANCE?

• 7 km

• 3 km

• 4 km

• 1 km

What does magnitude mean?

• amount or size

• vector

• frame of reference

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Displacement is a vector because it has magnitude and ______________:

• meters

• direction

• motion

• frame of reference

A scalar is a magnitude _____.

• With direction.
• Without direction.

Distance is which of the following?

• Vector

• Scalar

Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?

• 11m
• 3m
• 5m

Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

• 12 m

• 43 m

• 7 m

• 12 m

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

• 7 m

• 12 m

• 5 m

• 2 m

An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What is its total displacement?

• 150 m

• 50 m North

• 50 m South

• 150 m North