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WorksheetsDistance vs. Displacement
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.
distance
displacement
motion
donkey
The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?
1 mile forward
13 miles
3 miles forward
1 mile
Which units can represent a distance covered by a motion?
Kilometer (km)
Meter (m)
Miles (mi)
all of the choices are correct
What do you call the shortest distance between the starting point to the end point covered by a motion?
Distance
Magnitude
Displacement
Vector
A boy biked 20 m going east and turn right covering another 15 m. What is the total distance covered?
30 m
30 m north
35 m
35 m north
A man walks northward 100 m and turned left another 200 m. What is the total distance covered?
300 m NW
300 m N
300 N
300 m
A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.
True, they are both ONLY 84 meters.
False, the displacement would be 84 meters forward and distance would only be 84 meters.
Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
What is a difference between distance and displacement
Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters
Distance is always shorter than displacement
Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in
Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled
Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?
Person A
Person B
They both had the same displacement.
