Calculating Displacement

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10
• 7
• 8
• 6

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

 Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?

• 90 feet
• 30 feet
• 60 feet
• 0 feet

Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the displacement?

• 90 feet

• 30 feet

• 60 feet

• 0 feet

How far the object is from it's original position

• distance

• displacement

• direction

• vector

The total amount that an object has moved from start to finish

• distance

• dispacement

• vector

• direction

Distance is

• how far you are from where you started.

• the total amount traveled by an object.

• always the same as displacement

• always negatice

Relative motion

• the motion of an object in comparison to other objects in a specific frame of reference

• the point of view used to measure the position and movement of objects

• how fast something moves

• the distance

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

A car drives from Exit 18 to Exit 21 at 60 MPH. What is the displacement for this process?

• 3 miles
• -3 miles
• 18 miles
• 21 miles