Distance and Displacement

Which driver has an equal distance and displacement at B?

• 1

• 2

• 3

What describes a vector best?

• Magnitude

• Magnitude and unit

• Magnitude, unit, and direction

• Direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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

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

• 0 meters

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

• 500 meters

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