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

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point (HINT: Direct path from starting point to end point)

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

Jasmine runs exactly 3 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the DISPLACEMENT?

• 800 m

• 400 m

• 0 m

• 1200 m

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

Tags

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.

How do scalars and vectors differ?

• scalers have units

• scalers have direction

• vectors have units

• vectors have direction

Distance is which of the following?

• Vector

• Scalar

Which statement describes a vector?

• It has magnitude but no direction
• It has direction but no magnitude
• It has both direction and magnitude
• It has constant magnitude but no
   direction