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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

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

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1A

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

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

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

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

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

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

• displacement
• reference point
• length
• distance

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

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• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3