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07a - Position, Distance, and Displacement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name

Class

Date

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

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

800

400

200

What distance did the creature travel?

23 m

9 m

-9 m

-23 m

What is the creature's final displacement?

23 m

9 m

-9 m

-23 m

At what position did the creature change direction?

-7 m

9 m

2 m

16 m

Negative displacement means the object is

moving to the right.

moving to the left.

slowing down.

negative displacement is not possible.

If you check the odometer (it counts the miles) on your car to see how far you've gone, you just found the _____ you travelled.

Distance

Displacement

Position

Time

If you draw a straight line on a map to see how far you are from where you started, you just found your ______.

Distance

Displacement

Position

Time

What is the creature's starting position?

6 m

-3 m

1 m

3 m

10.

What distance did the creature travel?

7 m

3 m

-3 m

-7 m

11.

What is the creature's final displacement?

7 m

3 m

-3 m

-7 m

12.

Distance

Total length of the path travelled

How far an object is from its starting point

Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

13.

Displacement

Total length of the path travelled

How far an object is from its starting point

Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

14.

Position

Total length of the path travelled

How far an object is from its starting point

Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

15.

The word ________ is defined as the change in position of an object. It also implies that an object has moved.

Velocity

Displacement

Speed

Magnitude

16.

Object C had an initial position of 2 m and a final position of 10 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object C?

+6 m

+8 m

-4 m

-2 m

17.

Object B had an initial position of 12 m and a final position of 7 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object B?

+5 m

- 6 m

-5 m

+6 m

18.

What was the total distance traveled by object C?

8 m

10 m

12 m

14 m

19.

What was the total distance traveled by object A?

5 m

7 m

12 m

6 m

20.

Match the definition with the term: starting point describing the location of an object

positive direction

reference point

negative direction

position

100 %

07a - Position, Distance, and Displacement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

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