Displacement

How does distance differ from displacement?

• Distance is the total length of the path taken. Displacement is the difference between the final and initial positions, including direction.

• Distance is the difference between the final and initial positions, including direction. Displacement is the total length of the path taken.

• Displacement is how fast you are going. Distance is how far you go.

• Distance is how fast you are going. Displacement is how far you go.

A runner at a track meet completes exactly one lap around a 400 m track. What is the runner's distance traveled?

• 0 meters

• 200 meters

• 300 meters

• 400 meters

A runner at a track meet completes exactly one lap around a 400 m track. What is the runner's displacement?

• 0 meters

• 200 meters

• 300 meters

• 400 meters

For any object in motion, distance is always __________________ displacement.

• Less than

• Less than or equal to

• Equal to

• Greater than or equal to

• Greater than

A swimmer swims half a lap, moving from the left end to the right end of a pool that is 50 meters long. What is the swimmer's displacement?

• 0 meters

• 15 meters

• 20 meters

• 50 meters

Tara goes on a camel safari in Africa. She travels 5 km north, then 3 km east, and then 1 km north again. What distance did she cover?

• 0 km

• 5 km

• 7 km

• 9 km

Chanice drives her scooter 7 km north. She stops for lunch and then she drives 5 km east. What distance did Chanice cover?

• 0 km

• 5 km

• 7 km

• 12 km

Ms. Smith travels 18 miles from her house to school. After school, she travels the 18 miles back to her house. What is her displacement?

• 0 km

• 18 km

• 9 km

• 32 km

Chanice drives her scooter 7 km north. She stops for lunch and then she drives 5 km east. What is Chanice's displacement? (tricky question!!)

• 0 km

• 3.4 km

• 5 km

• 8.6 km