Displacement Practice School Net Questions 7.P.1.1

This diagram shows the layout of a local community. In which direction(s) should Joe travel when leaving the hospital to go back to his house?

• east only

• west, north, and west

• north, east, and north

• east, south, north, and west

A car traveled north on Eagle Road from a driveway to the grocery store. The car traveled 3 miles in 10 minutes through traffic, then stopped at a traffic light. It then traveled 2 miles in the remaining 5 minutes of the trip. Which statement describes the car's trip to the grocery store?

• The car traveled faster before stopping at the traffic light.

• The car traveled more slowly before stopping at the traffic light.

• The car was stopped at the traffic light for a long period of time.

• The car traveled at a constant speed from the driveway to the store.

This graph shows a map of a town with different points of interest. The line represents John’s trip through town. Considering each block measures 1 km, what is the total displacement for John’s trip?

• 4 km north and 8 km west

• 8 km north and 8 km west

• 9 km west

• 12 km west

It takes Anna 30 minutes to bicycle to the school that is 7.5 miles away from her home. Four of her siblings also rode their bicycles along the same path to the same school, but at different speeds. Which sibling most likely arrived at school around the same time that Anna did?

• Sibling A: average speed of 10 miles per hour

• Sibling B: average speed of 12 miles per hour

• Sibling C: average speed of 15 miles per hour

• Sibling D: average speed of 20 miles per hour

This line graph shows the distance a bicycler traveled over a period of time. Suppose the bicycler traveled back to the starting point. How many miles would the bicycler's round trip be?

• 4 miles

• 8 miles

• 12 miles

• 16 miles

Erik leaves his house and walks 2 blocks north and 3 blocks east to get to a nearby shopping center. He then walks 1 block west to an ice cream shop. Which path would he walk to get back home?

• 2 blocks south and 3 blocks west

• 2 blocks south and 2 blocks west

• 2 blocks north and 3 blocks east

• 2 blocks north and 2 blocks east

Sally gave Mary directions to the library. Which description of Mary's trip represents motion displacement as she follows Sally's directions?

• It took 35 minutes for Mary to arrive at the library.

• Mary chose the roads with the least amount of traffic while traveling to the library.

• Mary drove her car at a speed of 57 km/h for 10 minutes, then increased speed to 75 km/h.

• Mary traveled 4 km east, then turned left, going north for 2 more km before arriving at the library.

Which choice describes average speed?

• total distance multiplied by total time

• total distance divided by total time

• total distance minus total time

• total distance plus total time

Melissa is sitting in her car at a traffic light. The car to her right begins to move forward. In which direction does it appear her car is moving as Melissa looks at the other car?

• forward

• backward

• to the left

• to the right

This data table shows the motion of an object. Which statement describes the motion of the object?

• The object is accelerating the whole time.

• The object is decelerating the whole time.

• The object gradually speeds up and then stops.

• The object speeds up initially and then slows down.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2