MOTION-DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT

a change in place or position with respect to a fixed point

• locomotion

• rotation

• commotion

• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

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

• 800

• 400

• 200

• 0

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

• 7 km

• 4 km

• 3 km

• 1 km

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

• 0 meter

• 800 meters

• 400 meters

• 1600 meters

A place or object (like a stop sign or mailbox) used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point

• point of view

• reference point

• motion detector

What is a difference between distance and displacement?

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• distance and displacement are the same

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

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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

From the figure, what is the displacement?

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters NE