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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.
Stickdude traveled from A through B, C and D back to A. What was his total distance traveled?
16 m
8 m
0 m
32 m
Stickdude traveled from A through B, C and D back to A. What was the magnitude of his total displacement?
16 m
8 m
0 m
32 m
Which of these best defines a vector?
A number with a unit.
A number with a unit and a direction.
A number
A number with a direction
This the the distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
Displacement
Distance
Motion
Reference point
Velocity
Jerry walked from home to school (south), then from the school to the park (north). What is his total displacement?
2 km East
5 km South
8 km East
2 km
8 km
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
Distance and displacement are equal
Distance is less than displacement
Distance is greater than displacement
displacement = zero
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