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DISPLACEMENT,DISTANCE.

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Displacement is denoted by?

2.

Which is true?

a)

Speed is measured in m/s but velocity is measured in s/m

b)

Speed is a vector and velocity is a scalar

c)

Speed and velocity are the same exact thing

d)

Speed is like velocity but without a direction

3.

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

4.

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

a)

speed = m/s

b)

time = s

c)

displacement = m

d)

velocity = s

5.

Which is a vector?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

A wrong answer

6.
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?
a)
Her distance and displacement are both zero.
b)
Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.
c)
Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.
d)
Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.
7.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
8.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Initial Position = 0 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 6 m

Displacement = 6 m

b)

Initial Position = 6 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = 6 m

Displacement = 6 m

c)

Initial Position = 6 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 6 m

Displacement = 6 m

d)

Initial Position = 0 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 6 m

e)

None are correct.

9.

An arrow represents a ______ quantity.

a)

scalar

b)

vector

c)

magnitude only

d)

direction only

10.

To tell that motion takes place, you must have a(n):

a)

reference point

b)

direction

c)

position

d)

speed

e)

velocity

11.

If you walk 5 meters south, 5 meters west, 5 meters north, and then 5 meters east, what is your displacement?

a)

0 m

b)

20 m

c)

15 m

d)

10 m

e)

5 m

12.

You walk outside and see a dog sitting next to a tree. You go inside to grab a jacket and when you return the dog is now standing at a mailbox 10 meters down the road from the tree and a bird is flying by. What is the reference point?

a)

your jacket

b)

the dog

c)

the bird

d)

you are the reference point

e)

the tree

13.

Where would the chicken end up if the chicken has a +2 displacement?

a)

+5 m

b)

+2 m

c)

0 m

d)

+3 m