Distance and displacement

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

10

7

8

6

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

800

400

0

200

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A change in position or location

Magnetism

Gravity

Position

Movement

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How far an object has moved?

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?

7 km

3 km

4 km

1 km

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

5 miles

1 miles

2 miles

3 miles

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?

90 feet

30 feet

60 feet

0 feet

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

1. Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the displacement?

30 feet west

90 feet

30 feet south

0 feet

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What kind of quantity has both a magnitude and a direction?

scalar

vector

frame of reference

time

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.

velocity

speed

displacement

distance

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's distance?

0 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's displacement?

0 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity?

time

distance

displacement

speed

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following could never be negative?

a distance

a velocity

a displacement

a vector

16.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

_____ are measured in units of m/s in Physics.

Speed and velocity

Distance and displacement

Scalars

Vectors

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.

distance

displacement

direction

velocity

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A persons walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their displacement?

82 meters

18 meters

28 meters

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A persons walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their distance traveled?

82 meters

18 meters

32 meters

20.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.

True

False

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