Distance and Displacement

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

• 60 m

• 20 m

• 0 m

• 80 m

What describes a vector best?

• Magnitude

• Magnitude and unit

• Magnitude, unit, and direction

• Direction

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar

• Vector

Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

• 5 miles

• 1 mile 

• 2 miles south

• 1 mile north 

Displacement

• Vector

• Scalar

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL

• Distance is less than displacement

Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?

• 11m

• 3m

• 5m

What is the resultant of these two vectors?

• +17 m

• +3 m

• -17 m

• -3 m

Distance

• Vector

• Scalar

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 displacement of the ball when it fell into the pocket?

• 6 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

• 5 ft