Position, Distance, and Displacement Quiz

A car moves 3km east, 4km west, and 2km east again. What is the total distance traveled?

• 9km

• 7km

• 1km

• 5km

A person moves 10m north, 10m east, 10m south, and 10m west. What is the displacement?

• 40m

• 10m

• 0m

• 20m

What is the momentum of an object with a mass of 4 kg moving at a velocity of 5 m/s?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A person walks 5m north, 12m east, and 13m south. What is the total distance traveled?

• 20m

• 30m

• 40m

• 25m

A car moves 4m east and then 3m west. What is the net displacement?

• 7m west

• 1m east

• 4m east

• 3m west

A person moves along a rectangular path of dimensions 20m by 10m, completing one full round. What is the displacement?

• 30m

• 10m

• 0m

• 50m

A person moves 10m north, 20m east, and 10m south. What is the displacement?

• 20m west

• 20m east

• 10m east

• 40m east

If the kinetic energy of an object is doubled, what happens to its velocity?
A. It doubles
B. It increases by a factor of 2\sqrt{2}2​
C. It increases by a factor of 4\sqrt{4}4​
D. It quadruples

• A

• B

• C

• C

A car drives around a square with a side of 20m, starting and ending at the same point. What are the distance traveled and the displacement?

• 80m, 0m

• 80m, 80m

• 20m, 0m

• 20m, 20m

A dog runs 12m east, 5m west, and then 6m north. What is the displacement?

• 23m

• 15m

• 13m

• 10m