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WorksheetsDisplacement and Distance
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
2.
There are _____ centimeters in a meter.
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
3.
What describes a vector best?
a)
Magnitude
b)
Magnitude and unit
c)
Magnitude, unit, and direction
d)
Direction
4.
Displacement is distance combined with
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
magnitude
5.
Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______.
a)
distance
b)
vector
c)
arrow
d)
length
6.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
7.
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
8.
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
9.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
10.
A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Find the distance Sara walks from A to B, B to C then C to D?
a)
11m
b)
3m
c)
5m
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