Position Time Graphs, Distance and Displacement

Multiple Choice

What distance did the creature travel?

• 23 m

• 9 m

• -9 m

• -23 m

Multiple Choice

What is the creature's final displacement?

• 23 m

• 9 m

• -9 m

• -23 m

Multiple Choice

Negative displacement means the object is

• moving to the right.

• moving to the left.

• slowing down.

• negative displacement is not possible.

Multiple Choice

What is the creature's final displacement?

• 7 m

• 3 m

• -3 m

• -7 m

Multiple Choice

What distance did the creature travel?

• 7 m

• 3 m

• -3 m

• -7 m

Multiple Choice

Displacement

• Total length of the path travelled

• How far an object is from its starting point

• Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Multiple Choice

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

• moving at a constant speed

• speeding up

• not moving

• slowing down

Multiple Choice

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

Multiple Select

Line A indicates that the object is

• Speeding up in positive direction

• Speeding up in negative direction

• moving at constant speed in negative direction

• moving at constant speed in positive direction

Multiple Choice

What's the object's motion?

• Getting faster, then slower
• Fast, then stops
• Running
• Fast, then slow

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trains has a positive velocity

• Train 1

• Train 2