DC -- distance and displacement

In order to describe the motion of an object, you must first describe its _____.

• quantity

• force

• displacement

• position

The SI unit for displacement is the ___.

• meter

• kilometer

• gram

• volume

The arrow in the diagram represent the displacement of the passenger relative to the ___.

• other passengers

• the x axis

• plane

• Earth

How is direction indicated in displacement problems?

• more and less

• left and right

• plus and minus signs

• N, S, E, W

The magnitude or size of a displacement between two positions.

• location

• reference point

• coordinates

• distance

What does the x₀ represent in the equation?

• the original position

• the negative displacement

• the magnitude

• the center of mass

Which quantity is often greater than the magnitude of displacement?

• position

• distance traveled

• direction

• coordinate plane