WorksheetsDistance and Displacement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
800 meters
400 meters East
0 meters
200 meters SW
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
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?
2 km E
5 km E
8 km N
10 km NE
The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line.
true
false
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
10 miles
7 miles
8 miles
6 miles
From the figure, what is the displacement?
20 meters
25 meters
15 meters
25 meters NE
The change and direction in an objects position from the final position to initial position.
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class to avoid being tardy. His displacement would be:
A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. What is its displacement?
+ 9 meters
-3 meters
+3 meters
0 meters
Which scenario would lead to a displacement of zero? There may be more than one answer!
Allison walks from home 50 meters to the store to buy a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper.
Jeremiah walks from the bus stop 20 meters to the park and then back to the bus stop.
Ricky runs 14 meters East from the school, but realizes he forgot his Chromebook and goes back.
Alaysia skips 10 meters to the end of the sidewalk.
What is the total distance, in meters, if the person traveled all the way around the rectangle?
3 m
5 m
13 m
16 m
What is the total displacement, in meters, if the person traveled all the way around the rectangle?
3 m
5 m
13 m
0 m
The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.
distance
displacement
motion
donkey
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.
