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Distance and Displacement 7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person walks 8 meters north and then 6 meters east. What is their displacement?

a)

14 meters

b)

10 meters northeast

c)

8 meters north

d)

6 meters east

2.

Distance can be negative.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A runner completes two full laps on a 200-meter track. What is their displacement?

a)

200 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

0 meters

d)

600 meters

4.

A person walks 10 meters east, then 5 meters west. What is their displacement?

a)

5 meters east

b)

15 meters

c)

10 meters east

d)

5 meters west

5.

You walk 15 meters in a straight line, then turn around and walk 5 meters back. What is your displacement?

a)

20 meters

b)

10 meters

c)

5 meters

d)

15 meters

6.

A person walking 100 meters in a straight line and returning to the starting point has a displacement of 100 meters.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Lucinda walked 400 m west from her house to the school. She then turned and walked 400 m east back to her house. Solve the distance and displacement.

a)
Distance: 600 m, Displacement: 200 m
b)
Distance: 400 m, Displacement: 400 m
c)
Distance: 800 m, Displacement: 0 m
d)
Distance: 800 m, Displacement: 400 m
8.

Lucinda walked 750 m east from her house to the market. She then walked 1500 m west to her grandmother's house. Solve the distance and displacement.

a)
Distance: 1500 m, Displacement: 750 m east
b)
Distance: 3000 m, Displacement: 1500 m west
c)
Distance: 2250 m, Displacement: 750 m west
d)
Distance: 2250 m, Displacement: 1500 m east
9.

Lucinda walked 300 m east to the street corner. She then walked another 600 m east to the park. Solve the distance and displacement.

a)
Distance: 900 m, Displacement: 900 m east
b)
Distance: 900 m, Displacement: 300 m east
c)
Distance: 600 m, Displacement: 300 m east
d)
900 m, Displacement: 600 m east
10.

Lucinda walked 750 m east from her house to the market. She then walked 1500 m west to her grandmother's house. She then walked 750 m east back to her house. Solve the distance and displacement.

a)
2500 m, 750 m
b)
3000 m, 1500 m
c)
Distance: 3000 m, Displacement: 0 m
d)
1500 m, 750 m