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Worksheetsdistance and displacement
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
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
Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's distance?
0 meters
400 meters
800 meters
1600 meters
Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?
0 meters
400 meters
800 meters
1600 meters
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
5 km
8 km
10 km
The standard (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
mile
foot
kilometer
meter
From the figure, what is the displacement?
20 meters
25 meters
15 meters
25 meters North-East
The change in an objects position from the initial position to the final position
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
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.
Displacement is
position of object
final position minus initial position
distance divided by time
initial position plus final position
A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's total distance after running a complete lap around the track?
100 m
130 m
160 m
260 m
A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's displacement after running a complete lap around the track?
100 m
130 m
160 m
0 m
