Distance vs Displacement

A person walks 5 kilometers east, then turns around and walks 3 kilometers west. What is the displacement?

• 8 km West

• 2 km East

• 2 km West

• 8 km East

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

• 10 meters

• 6 miles

• 6 meters

• 10 miles

Has a magnitude and but direction can be described as?

• Motion

• Displacement

• Distance

• Position

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

• 0 m

• 800 m

• 400 m

• 400 m N

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?

• 18 m W

• 82 m N

• 18 m N

• 18 m S

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

• mile
• foot
• kilometer
• meter

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point can be described as

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km E

• 5 km S

• 8 km W

• 10 km E

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Then from Point B to Point C. Then from Point C back to Point B. What is Sara's final displacement?

• 8 m E

• 3 m N

• 3 m S

• 5 m W

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

• 11m

• 3m

• 5m

• 16 m