Displacement, Distance, Speed and Velocity Review

In order for an object to be in motion it must change its position.

• True

• False

If you were trying to get out of the way of a storm, you would need to know the speed at which it was moving.

• True

• False

The relationship s = d/t can be used to calculate speed, distance or time.

• True

• False

A car is moving with a constant speed of 15.0 m/s along a straight path. What is the distance covered by the car in 36 s?

• 0.42 m

• 54 m

• 540 m

• 2.4 m

To describe velocity you need to know .

• Speed and time

• Speed and direction
• direction and acceleration

• Speed and acceleration

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

• Distance is a measurement of the total length of travel. Displacement is a measurement of the length from the starting point.

• Distance and displacement measure the same lengths. These terms can be used interchangeably.

• Distance can be measured using a meter stick or ruler. Displacement is measured with a stopwatch or clock.

• Displacement is a measurement of the total length of travel. Distance is a measurement of the length from the starting point.

Mr Watson, the school bus driver, follows the same path every day. He leaves the school at 6 AM, gets gasoline, and then picks up students at the Shady Oaks subdivision and Maple Leaf apartment complex before returning back to school at 7:15 AM.

7. What total distance does Mr Watson travel every day?

• 13 km

• 28 km

• 29 km

• 41 km

8. Use the diagram to determine Mr. Watson's displacement from the school when he is parked at the Maple Leaf Apartment Complex?

• 12 km

• 29 km

• 41 km

• 58 km

A merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing .

• Unbalanced force

• balanced force

• distance

• Velocity

55 mi/hr S is an example of a(n) .

• Position

• Speed
• acceleration

• Velocity