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Sem 2 menu Displacement

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name

Class

Date

Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total distance of:

5 km

10 km

13 km

19 km

A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:

9 meters

6 meters

3 meters

0 meters

Liza is swimming laps from one end of a 50 meter pool to the other. Going from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four complete laps, which statement is TRUE?

Her distance and displacement are both zero.

Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.

Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.

Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.

Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class to avoid a lockout. His displacement would be:

8 meters

8 meters, east

8 meters, west

12 meters

During a game of dodgeball, Marina runs 2.45 meters forward to grab a dodgeball, then runs 1.25 meters backward to avoid a opponent's dodgeball. Her displacement would be:

3.7 meters backwards

1.2 meters backwards

3.7 meters forwards

1.2 meters forwards

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

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

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

A cat walks 3 meters toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the displacement of the cat (to the nearest tenth)?

3.0m

5.0m

8.0m

5.8m

10.

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

800 meters

400 meters East

0 meters

200 meters SW

11.

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

Distance and displacement are EQUAL

Distance is less than displacement

12.

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

13.

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

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

distance

displacement

motion

donkey

17.

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

mile

foot

kilometer

meter

18.

Displacement is distance combined with

direction

speed

velocity

magnitude

19.

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.

20.

Pick all of the following that are velocities.

4 km/s west

5 cm/h south

2 mph

8 cm/year

5 m/s up

21.

Choose every statement that is true of velocity.

Velocity is speed only.

Velocity is speed and direction.

Velocity is a vector.

Velocity has a direction.

22.

5.2 km/s west is an example of

Speed

Distance

Time

Direction

Velocity

23.

Speed is

the change in distance in a given time

change in direction

moving in a specific direction

moving

24.

Velocity is...

distance over time

distance plus direction

change in direction

change in speed and direction

25.

Which one of these is a vector?

speed

velocity

distance

time

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Sem 2 menu Displacement

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

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