Distance Displacement Speed

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

• mile

• foot

• kilometer

• meter

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?

• Velocity

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

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Velocity is 

• speed

• direction

• speed with a direction

What does displacement refer to in physics?

• The total path length traveled

• The change in position of an object

• The speed of an object

• The time taken to travel a distance

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DOK Level 1: Recall

TEKS.SCI.7.7B

A car travels 100 km east and then 100 km west. What is the car's total displacement?

• 200 km

• 100 km east

• 100 km west

• 0 km

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DOK Level 1: Recall

TEKS.SCI.7.7B

If a cyclist travels 30 km north and then 40 km south, what is the total displacement?

• 10 km south

• 70 km

• 10 km north

• 0 km

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DOK Level 1: Recall

TEKS.SCI.7.7B

A runner completes a 400 m lap around a track and ends at the starting point. What is the runner's displacement?

• 400 m

• 200 m

• 0 m

• 800 m

Speed is equal to 

• Distance/Time

• Time/Distance

• Time x Distance

• Acceleration

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A proper quantity showing velocity would be

• 25 m/s.

• 30 m south.

• 15 m/s north.

• 10 m.

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