2023 PS Distance & displacement

Select 2 statements that will define motion?

• A measurement of distance

• A change of position

• A reference pont is used

• It always have a direction

Which of the following would be considered a reference point?

• School building

• Moving car

• Dog running

• A parked car

Another term for size, measurement or quantity

• Magnitude

• Direction

• Motion

• Celcius

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Magnitudes can be categorized in two groups. Select them below:

• Scalar

• Displacement

• Distance

• Vector

This quantity has no direction, only size/#value

• Distance

• Vector

• Scalar

• Velocity

Select all the terms/ values the would be classified as a scalar quantity

• 23m/s down the stairs

• 45m north

• 66 seconds

• Distance

• Speed

This quantity has both direction & a size/#value

• Vector

• Position

• Velocity

• Scalar

Select all the terms/# values that would be classified as a vector

• 33 km/h west

• 30 min break

• 87 cm in length

• 45 m towards the door

• 12 m up

What is the total distance in this picture

• 400 m

• 400 m East

• 500m

• 100 m

  North east

What is the displacement in this picture

• 2 m towards bat

• 8 meters up

• 6 meters

• 2 m towards catcher