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WorksheetsDistance/Displacement Practice (S22)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his DISTANCE?
10
7
8
6
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point (HINT: Direct path from starting point to end point)
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the DISPLACEMENT?
800
400
0
200
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the DISTANCE?
7 km
3 km
4 km
1 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
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's DISPLACEMENT?
0 meters
400 meters
800 meters
1600 meters
You should ___ when displacements are in the same direction
add
subtract
do Pythagorean's Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2)
You should ___ when displacements are in opposite directions
add
subtract
do Pythagorean's Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2)
