Understanding Motion and Distance

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

• Distance is always greater than displacement.

• Distance includes direction while displacement does not.

• Distance is the total path length; displacement is the shortest straight-line distance with direction.

• Displacement measures the total distance traveled.

If you walk 3 meters east and then 4 meters west, what is your total distance traveled?

• 8 meters

• 6 meters

• 5 meters

• 7 meters

What is your displacement if you walk 3 meters east and then 4 meters west?

• 1 meter west

• 3 meters east

• 4 meters east

• 1 meter east

Define speed in terms of distance and time.

• Speed = Distance / Time

• Speed = Distance - Time

• Speed = Distance + Time

• Speed = Time / Distance

What is the formula for calculating speed?

• Speed = Distance - Time

• Speed = Distance + Time

• Speed = Distance / Time

• Speed = Time / Distance

If a car travels 60 kilometers in 1 hour, what is its speed?

• 70 km/h

• 50 km/h

• 30 km/h

• 60 km/h

What type of motion occurs when an object moves in a straight line?

• Oscillatory motion

• Rotational motion

• Linear motion

• Circular motion

What is circular motion? Give an example.

• A person walking in a park.

• A plane flying in a straight line.

• A ball rolling down a hill.

• An example of circular motion is a car turning around a circular track.

What is the difference between uniform and non-uniform motion?

• Uniform motion is faster than non-uniform motion.

• Uniform motion has constant speed and direction, while non-uniform motion has varying speed or direction.

• Non-uniform motion always moves in a straight line.

• Uniform motion can change speed but not direction.

If a runner completes a lap around a track, what is their distance and displacement?

• Distance: length of the track; Displacement: length of the track

• Distance: length of the track; Displacement: 0

• Distance: twice the length of the track; Displacement: length of the track

• Distance: 0; Displacement: length of the track