Distance and Displacement

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

If you walk to your friends house 500 meters down the street. What is the DISTANCE you have traveled?

• 500 meters

• 1000 meters

• 250 meters

• 0 meters

Relative motion

• the motion of an object in comparison to other objects in a specific frame of reference

• the point of view used to measure the position and movement of objects

• how fast something moves

• the distance

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. (Click on image to make it larger)

What DISTANCE did you travel?

• 4.6 km

• 9.2 km

• 10.3 km

• 0 km

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

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

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

The unit for distance is:

• m
• s
• m/s

The best reference points are stationary (not moving).

• true

• false

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

• 2 km E

• 5 km N

• 8 km S

• 10 km W