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Distance/Displacement Practice (S22)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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

b)

7

c)

8

d)

6

2.

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point (HINT: Direct path from starting point to end point)

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

3.

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

a)

800

b)

400

c)

0

d)

200

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.
The length between two points is called ________ .
a)
displacement
b)
length
c)
division
d)
distance
8.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
9.

You should ___ when displacements are in the same direction

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

do Pythagorean's Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2)

10.

You should ___ when displacements are in opposite directions

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

do Pythagorean's Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2)