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Distance and Displacement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name

Class

Date

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

What is the creature's final displacement?

7 m

3 m

-3 m

-7 m

What distance did the creature travel?

7 m

3 m

-3 m

-7 m

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

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

What was the total distance traveled by object C?

8 m

10 m

12 m

14 m

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

16.

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

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

17.

A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:

9 meters

6 meters

3 meters

0 meters

18.

Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total distance of:

5 km

10 km

13 km

19 km

19.

Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class to avoid a lockout. His displacement would be:

8 meters

8 meters, east

8 meters, west

12 meters

20.

Ronaldo runs across a soccer field, moving 10 meters north, then 8 meters west. His displacement would be:

10.2 m, NW

12.8 m, NW

15.4 m, NW

18.0 m, NW

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Distance and Displacement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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