Motion

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10 miles

• 7 miles

• 8 miles

• 6 miles

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

• 0 meters

• 400 meters

• 800 meters

• 1600 meters

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

From the figure, what is the displacement?

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters NE

Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class to avoid a lockout. His displacement would be:

• 8 meters
• 8 meters, east
• 8 meters, west
• 12 meters

What describes a vector best?

• Magnitude

• Magnitude and unit

• Magnitude, unit, and direction

• Direction

A scalar is a magnitude _____.

• With direction.
• Without direction.

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector