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Distance vs. Displacement

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.

a)

distance

b)

displacement

c)

motion

d)

donkey

2.

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

3.

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

a)

1 mile forward

b)

13 miles

c)

3 miles forward

d)

1 mile

4.

Which units can represent a distance covered by a motion?

a)

Kilometer (km)

b)

Meter (m)

c)

Miles (mi)

d)

all of the choices are correct

5.

What do you call the shortest distance between the starting point to the end point covered by a motion?

a)

Distance

b)

Magnitude

c)

Displacement

d)

Vector

6.

A boy biked 20 m going east and turn right covering another 15 m. What is the total distance covered?

a)

30 m

b)

30 m north

c)

35 m

d)

35 m north

7.

A man walks northward 100 m and turned left another 200 m. What is the total distance covered?

a)

300 m NW

b)

300 m N

c)

300 N

d)

300 m

8.

A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.

a)

True, they are both ONLY 84 meters.

b)

False, the displacement would be 84 meters forward and distance would only be 84 meters.

9.
Displacement is distance combined with
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
magnitude
10.
A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:
a)
9 meters
b)
6 meters
c)
3 meters
d)
0 meters
11.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
12.

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

13.

What is a difference between distance and displacement

a)

Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

b)

Distance is always shorter than displacement

c)

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

d)

Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

14.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both had the same displacement.