Distance and Displacement

___________- How much ground an object has covered during its motion

• Distance

• Displacement

___________- How far your eding point is from your starting point.

• Distance

• Displacement

In the image what is the greatest magnitude?

• Distance

• Displacement

A biker travels the red line on the image attached. What is greater, the distace or the displacement?

• Distance

• Displacement

Distance is a _________ quanity. (only has a magnitude)

• Scalar

• Vector

Displacement is a _________ quanity. ( has a magnitude and a direction)

• Scalar

• Vector

What is the shortest distance from the starting point to the ending point

• Distance

• Displacement

Alex travels 100 miles east and then turns around and travels 40 miles west.

What is his displacement?

• 140 miles

• 60 miles east

• 40 miles

• 100 miles east

Alex travels 100 miles east and then turns around and travels 40 miles west.

What is his distance?

• 140 miles

• 60 miles east

• 40 miles

• 100 miles east

Home is where your displacement is ___

• 0

• 1

• 2

• -2