Motion Distance and Displacement

Quiz
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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:
9 meters
6 meters
3 meters
0 meters
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
Distance is less than displacement
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's distance?
0 meters
400 meters
800 meters
1600 meters
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's displacement?
0 meters
400 meters
800 meters
1600 meters
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A cross-country skier moves 10 meters eastward, then 14 meters westward, and finally 6 meters eastward.
What is the magnitude and direction of the displacement?
30 meters east
16 meters east
2 meters west
2 meters east
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Mr. D decided that it was time to get his fat-self in shape so he decided to go and run a mile around the track (4 laps). However, after running just one lap, he collapsed in the same spot he started. What was the displacement?
0 mi
1/4 mi
1/4 mi east
unknown
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A dog walks 12 meters to the east and then turns around and walks 16 meters back to the west.
What is the displacement of the dog?
28 meters
4 meters
4 meters west
4 meters east
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