Kinematics

David 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

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

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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

• True

• False

A softball player leaves the batter's box, overruns first base by 3.0 meters, and then returns to first base. Compared to the total distance traveled by the player, the magnitude of the player's total displacement from the batter's box is _________.

• smaller

• larger

• the same

If a body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, the motion is said to be _____

• Uniform

• non-uniform

• stationary

• acceleration

Wind blowing at 20 km/h. Vector or scalar?

• Vector

• Scalar

A deer running 15 meters per second due west. Vector or scalar?

• Vector

• Scalar

Which one of the following is not the property of a vector quantity?

• Unit

• Magnitude

• Direction

• Position

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL

• Distance is less than displacement

Michael walks in the following order: from Point A, to Point B, and finally to Point C. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are equal

• Distance is less than displacement.

• Displacement is less than distance.