Question Bank for Grade 6 Science

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

• 10 miles

• 7 miles

• 8 miles

• 6 miles

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

• 5 miles

• 1 mile North

• 2 miles South

• 2 miles

65 miles per hour North is an example of an object's what?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Average Speed

• Constant Speed

10 miles per hour is an example of an object's what?

• Velocity

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

Velocity is 

• speed
• direction
• speed with a direction

What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

This word describes how far an object has moved - its total journey

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

This is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object

• Reference Point

• Displacement

• Motion

• Distance