Position, Displacement, Velocity Quizizz

The length between an object's final position and its starting position.

• speed

• reference point

• velocity

• displacement

The total length of the path of a moving object.

• distance

• speed

• displacement

• acceleration

The distance an object moves divided by the time it took to move that distance is the...

• distance

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

How is velocity different from speed?

• it includes the size of the object

• it includes the direction of the object

• it includes the distance of the object

• it includes the acceleration of the object

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a round 400 meter track and finished at the same place where he started. What is his displacement?

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

Negative displacement means the object is

• moving forwards.

• moving backwards.

• slowing down.

• negative displacement is not possible.

If you draw a straight line on a map to see how far you are from where you started, you just found your ______.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Position

• Time

Object D had an initial position of 9 m and a final position of 5 m after turning around. The displacement of object D can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position

What was the displacement of object D?

• +6 m

• +8 m

• -4 m

• -2 m

Object B had an initial position of 12 m and a final position of 7 m. The displacement of object B can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position

What was the displacement of object B?

• +5 m

• - 6 m

• -5 m

• +6 m

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

• True
• False

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