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

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

Displacement is a vector because it has magnitude and ______________:

• meters

• direction

• motion

• frame of reference

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

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement? (Hint: Think about your beginning and end point only!)

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's total distance after running a complete lap around the track?

• 100 m

• 130 m

• 160 m

• 260 m

A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's displacement after running a complete lap around the track?

• 100 m

• 130 m

• 160 m

• 0 m