Distance and Displacement Practice

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.

• True
• False

Displacement is

• position of object

• final position minus initial position

• distance divided by time

• initial position plus final position

How can you tell if an object is in motion?

• the object will look different

• I'll be able to see the forces

• It will remain in the same position

• Its position will change in relation to other objects

displacement

• the change in position of an object

• the amount of space between one point and another

• the speed and direction of moving objects

• the point or place where something begins

motion

• a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

• a pull or push that is applied to an object

• the change in position of an object

• the amount of space between one point and another

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Distance

• the amount of space between one point and another

• a specific point in space

• the change in position of an object

• the point or place where something begins

From the figure, what is the displacement?

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters NE