Exploring Distance vs. Displacement in Physics

Exploring Distance vs. Displacement in Physics

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6th - 10th Grade

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Emma Peterson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the SI unit for measuring distance?

Meters

Kilometers

Miles

Feet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true about scalar quantities?

They only have direction.

They have both magnitude and direction.

They only have magnitude.

They have neither magnitude nor direction.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If Onzer moves 2 meters to the right and then 4 meters to the left, what is his total distance traveled?

2 meters

4 meters

6 meters

8 meters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is displacement?

The path taken by an object.

The speed of an object.

The overall change in position of an object.

The total distance traveled by an object.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If Onzer moves 2 meters to the right and then 4 meters to the left, what is his displacement?

6 meters to the right

6 meters to the left

2 meters to the left

2 meters to the right

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of displacement being a vector quantity?

It only has direction.

It has both magnitude and direction.

It has neither magnitude nor direction.

It only has magnitude.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the grid example, what is the total distance traveled from point A to point C?

4 meters

3 meters

5 meters

7 meters

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