Distance & Displacement

Front

Scott travels north 5 miles, west 3 miles, then south 2 miles. What is his distance?

Back

10

Front

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

Back

displacement

Front

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

Back

0

Front

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

Back

7 km

Front

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

Back

800 meters

Front

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

Back

0 meters

Front

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance? Options: 2 km, 5 km, 8 km, 10 km

Back

8 km

Front

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

Back

2 km

Front

A person walks 50 meters north, then 32 meters south. What is their displacement?

Back

18 meters

Front

A car drives 84 meters forward. Its displacement and distance would be the same.

Back

True