Distance and Displacement Quiz

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

• Distance is the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is the longest distance between the initial and final positions.

• Distance is the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is the average distance between the initial and final positions.

• Distance is the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is the distance traveled in a straight line.

• Distance is the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions.

A car travels 50 meters north, then 30 meters south. What is the displacement of the car?

• 20 meters north

• 80 meters north

• 50 meters south

• 10 meters north

If an object moves 10 meters east and then 5 meters west, what is its displacement?

• 5 meters east

• 0 meters east

• 15 meters east

• -5 meters east

What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?

• distance

• speed or velocity

• time

• acceleration

If the slope of a displacement-time graph is positive, what does it indicate?

• The object is at rest.

• The object is moving in the negative direction.

• The object is moving in the positive direction.

• The object is accelerating.

A person walks 2 kilometers east, then 3 kilometers west, and finally 1 kilometer east. What is the total distance traveled?

• 0

• 2

• 4

• 6

A car travels at a constant speed of 60 km/h for 2 hours. What is the total distance covered by the car?

• 120 km

• 30 km

• 90 km

• 150 km

If an object moves in a straight line and returns to its starting point, what can you say about its displacement?

• negative

• infinite

• positive

• zero

A person walks 5 meters north, then 3 meters south, and finally 2 meters north. What is the displacement of the person?

• 4 meters north

• 6 meters north

• 2 meters south

• 0 meters north

A train travels 200 kilometers in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the train?

• 50

• 40

• 60

• 100