Motion: Distance, Displacement, Speed , Velocity & Acceleration

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

From the figure, what is the displacement?

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters NE

Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 

• distance
• vector
• arrow
• length

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

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

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

• 0 s
• 10 s
• 15 s
• 20 s

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Find the speed when a tricycle travels 200 kilometers in 8 hours.

• 12 km/h

•    15 km/h

• 25 km/h     

• 30 km/h

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

When was the object sitting still?

• between 5 and 6 seconds

• between 2 and 5 seconds

• between 1 and 2 seconds

• between 0 and 1 second