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Physics - 1.2 Displacement & Velocity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Graph the motion of an object that is moving at 1m/s.

The object starts at position 0 and time 0.

The X axis is time (s). The Y axis is distance (m)

2.

Identify the units for Distance.

a)

meters per second (m/s)

b)

meters (m)

c)

seconds (s)

d)

meters per second squared (m/s2)(m/s^2)

3.

Identify the units for velocity.

a)

meters per second (m/s)

b)

meters (m)

c)

seconds (s)

d)

meters per second squared (m/s2)(m/s^2)

4.

Identify the units for displacement.

a)

meters per second (m/s)

b)

meters (m)

c)

seconds (s)

d)

meters per second squared (m/s2)(m/s^2)

5.

Tommy started at Position A, then traveled home at Position B and finally on to the tree at Position C. What is Tommy's total distance traveled?

a)

3 m

b)

4 m

c)

5 m

d)

7 m

6.

Tommy started at Position A, then traveled home at Position B and finally on to the tree at Position C. What is Tommy's total displacement traveled?

a)

3 m

b)

4 m

c)

5 m

d)

7 m

7.

Speed and Velocity are the same because both describe how fast an object is moving. They are different because Velocity also includes, ___.

a)

time

b)

distance

c)

direction

d)

rotation

8.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

9.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km E

b)

5 km N

c)

8 km S

d)

10 km W

10.

Match the following

a)

Scalar is a

1.

Variable with magnitude only

b)

Vector is a

2.

Variable with magnitude and direction

c)

Magnitude is

3.

How much; the intensity

d)

Direction

4.

Which way; N, S, E, W

e)

Velocity is

5.

Speed and direction of motion

11.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
12.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
13.

Match the following

a)

100 m

1.

Distance

b)

50 m/s

2.

Speed

c)

2 s

3.

Time

d)

50 m/s to the West

4.

Velocity

14.

In practice A of the figure, What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement (find R)?

a)
5 km 
b)
8 km
c)
11 km
d)
15 km
15.

In the figure, which displacement is the horizontal component?

a)
30 km, East
b)
30 km, West
c)
40 km, North
d)
40 km, South
16.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
17.

If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement in kilometer? DRAW A PICTURE!

18.

6 points!

If a car moves 12 km NORTH, 19 km EAST, and 12 km NORTH again, what is its displacement in kilometer? Round to the nearest TENTH (0.1) km.

DRAW A PICTURE!

(The correct answer is between 20-40km)

19.
what is the formula for finding the hypotnuse?
a)
a2+b2=c2
b)
a+b=c
c)
a-b=c
d)
c-a=c
20.

Find the missing side

a)

11

b)

61

c)

61\sqrt{61}

d)

11\sqrt{11}