Distance + Displacement Practice

Distance

• Total length of the path travelled

• How far an object is from its starting point

• Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

Displacement

• Total length of the path travelled

• How far an object is from its starting point

• Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

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

• 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 when he arrives back home?

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

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. At what location is Jerry's distance 8 km?

• home

• school

• park

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

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is his displacement when he finishes his laps?

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.

• displacement
• reference point
• length
• distance

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• A

• B

• C

• D