Distance Displacement Speed

Identify each scenario as speed or velocity

A baseball is thrown at 97 mph towards the North of the stadium.

• Speed

• Velocity

Identify each scenario as speed or velocity

A plane is traveling west at 500 mph.

• Speed

• Velocity

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 

• direction, mass

• volume, density 

• direction, magnitude 

This diagram shows how a ball on this pool table rolled to get to the pocket. The black line shows the actual path that the ball rolled.

What was the distance traveled by the ball when it fell into the pocket?

• 6 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

• 5 ft

After 5 seconds, what is the displacement of the cheetah above?

• 0 meters

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

• 500 meters

A helicopter flies south 200 miles in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

• 99 mph

• 100 mph south

• 400 mph south

• 297 mph south

How fast is the train traveling?

• 500 km

• 250 km/hr

• 250

• 200 km/sec

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What was the displacement of the ball when it fell into the pocket?

• 6 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

• 5 ft

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

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement? (Hint: Think about your beginning and end point only!)

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km