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Displacement

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

10 miles

b)

7 miles

c)

8 miles

d)

6 miles

2.

A student's answer in a test gives a quantity in meters as well as the direction of an object's change in position from its starting point. The original question was asking about?

a)

The velocity of the object

b)

The acceleration of the object

c)

The displacement of the object

d)

The bearing of a compass point

3.

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

a)

800m

b)

400m

c)

0m

d)

200m

4.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
5.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
6.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
7.

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

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

8.

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

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

9.

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their total displacement?

a)

82 meters

b)

18 meters

c)

28 meters

d)

32 meters

10.

A car drives 84 meters forward in a straight line. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Its displacement and distance are the same

b)

The magnitude of its displacement and distance are the same

c)

Its distance will be less than the magnitude of its displacement

d)

None of these statements is true

11.

A place or object (like a stop sign or mailbox) used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

a)

comparison point

b)

frame of reference

c)

point of view

d)

motion detector

12.
The unit for distance is:
a)
m
b)
s
c)
m/s
13.
Can distance be negative?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

a)

The distance and displacement are EQUAL

b)

The distance is less than the displacement

c)

A distance answer must have a direction

d)

The distance is more than the displacement

15.
Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?
a)
11m
b)
3m
c)
5m
16.

Find Sara's displacement as she walks from A to B, B to C then C to D?

a)

Between 15 and 16 meters

b)

Between 5 and 6 meters

c)

Between 7 and 8 meters

d)

There is not enough information to calculate the displacement

17.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
18.

A cyclist travels to P1, then to P2, then to P3 and ends up at P4. What is his total distance?

a)

16 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

6 meters

d)

15 m/s

19.

A cyclist travels to P1, then to P2, then to P3 and ends up at P4. What is his total displacement?

a)

16 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

6 meters

d)

15 m/s

20.

A boy walks east and then north. His final displacement will be?

a)

NW

b)

NE

c)

SW

d)

SE

21.

A boy walks east and then south. His final displacement will be?

a)

NW

b)

NE

c)

SW

d)

SE

22.

A boy walks west and then south. His final displacement will be?

a)

NW

b)

NE

c)

SW

d)

SE

23.

A boy walks west and then north. His final displacement will be?

a)

NW

b)

NE

c)

SW

d)

SE

24.

An object moves from position A to position F as shown. What is the distance traveled by the object?

a)

13 km

b)

6.5 km

c)

10 km

d)

6 km

25.

An object moves from position A to position F as shown. What is the total displacement of the object?

a)

5 km

b)

4 km

c)

3 km

d)

2.5 km

26.

Sara walks from Point A to Point C. Which is true?

a)

The distance and displacement are EQUAL

b)

The distance is less than the displacement

c)

A distance answer must have a direction

d)

The distance is more than the displacement

27.

Sara walks from Point A to Point D. The values of displacement and distance will be?

a)

11m and 5m

b)

8m and 8m

c)

5m and 11m

d)

3m, 5m, 3m and 5m

28.

The displacement of an object over time can be shown graphical. The displacement of the object after 7 seconds is?

a)

7m

b)

6m

c)

5m

d)

4m

29.

The displacement of an object over time can be shown graphical. The total displacement of the object for the whole journey is?

a)

5m

b)

3m

c)

1m

d)

0m

30.

The simplest method of measuring the displacement shown here would be to use?

a)

Pythagorus and the trig identities

b)

The sine rule and the cosine rule

c)

A ruler and a measuring scale

d)

Heron's rule

31.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
32.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
33.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
34.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
35.
Which of these is not a vector quantity? 
a)
displacement 
b)
time
c)
velocity 
d)
acceleration
36.
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
a)
speed, velocity, acceleration
b)
velocity, acceleration, force
c)
force, acceleration, mass
d)
length, mass, time
37.

Find the magnitude.

a)

0

b)

5

c)

-5

d)

4

38.

Velocity is an example of?

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

39.

Mass is an example of?

a)

A vector

b)

Gravity

c)

A scalar

d)

Volume

40.

Volume is an example of?

a)

A vector

b)

A scalar

c)

Mass

d)

Power

41.

A force is an example of?

a)

A distance measurement

b)

A scalar

c)

A vector

d)

A dimensional measurement

42.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
43.

17 m/s, east is an example of?

a)

A speed

b)

A scalar

c)

A vector

d)

A displacement

44.

10 mph is an example of?

a)

A distance

b)

A vector

c)

A velocity

d)

A scalar

45.

A passenger sitting on a bus moving East sees a man standing on the pavement. From the passenger’s perspective, the man appears to move _______ at a speed that is _______ the bus’s speed.

a)

East and equal

b)

West and equal

c)

East and greater than

d)

West and less than

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