Understanding Distance and Displacement
Interactive Video
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Physics
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9th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Evelyn Hayes
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary unit of measurement for distance?
Meters
Feet
Miles
Kilometers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is displacement different from distance?
Displacement is always greater than distance
Displacement includes direction, while distance does not
Displacement is measured in kilometers, distance in meters
Displacement is a scalar quantity, distance is a vector
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the example of the child running back and forth, what is the displacement if the child returns to the starting point?
Equal to the total distance covered
Double the distance covered
Equal to half the distance covered
Zero
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do taxis charge based on distance rather than displacement?
Because displacement can be zero even if distance is covered
Because distance is always less than displacement
Because displacement is not a measurable quantity
Because distance is easier to calculate
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a person travels 20 km north and then 20 km south, what is their displacement?
20 km south
20 km north
0 km
40 km
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