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Distance vs Displacement

Authored by Hector Hernandez

Science

12th Grade

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Distance vs Displacement
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 7 pts

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 7 pts

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 7 pts

Has a magnitude and but direction can be described as?

Motion

Displacement

Distance

Position

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 6 pts

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

0 m

800 m

400 m

400 m N

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 6 pts

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 6 pts

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

mile
foot
kilometer
meter

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 6 pts

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

displacement
distance
motion
reference point

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