Practicing Distance and Displacement

This diagram shows how a ball on this pool table rolled to get to the pocket. The black line shows the actual path that the ball rolled.

What was the displacement of the ball when it fell into the pocket?

• 6 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

• 5 ft

This diagram shows how a ball on this pool table rolled to get to the pocket. The black line shows the actual path that the ball rolled.

What was the distance traveled by the ball when it fell into the pocket?

• 6 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

• 5 ft

How many steps TOTAL does Harry take every ten minutes?

• 20

• 40

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NGSS.3-PS2-2

Harry has been on duty for 20 minutes. What distance has he traveled? (Hint: You will multiply the answer above by two!)

• 80 steps

• 100 steps

• 120 steps

• 160 steps

After Harry has been on duty for 20 minutes, what is his displacement?

• 0 steps

• 20 steps

• 40 steps

• 80 steps

After 5 seconds, what is the displacement of the cheetah above?

• 0 meters

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

• 500 meters

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

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement? (Hint: Think about your beginning and end point only!)

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's total distance after running a complete lap around the track?

• 100 m

• 130 m

• 160 m

• 260 m

A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's displacement after running a complete lap around the track?

• 100 m

• 130 m

• 160 m

• 0 m