Displacement, Distance Speed

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

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?

• 82 meters
• 18 meters
• 28 meters

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL
• Distance is less than displacement

Adam is driving his car for a distance of 500 km in 3 hr. What is his speed?

• 1500 km/hr

• 166.7 km/hr

• 500 km/hr

• 100 km/hr

Kendra is walking home and her house is 200 m away. It takes her 20 seconds to get home. What was her speed?

• 400 m/s

• 200 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 10 m/s

Aaron is driving 70 km/hr for 3 hours. What distance did he cover?

• 25 km

• 210 km

• 70 km

• 1.5 km

When converting km/hr to m/s do you...

• Divide by 3.6
• Multiply by 3.6
• Divide by 1000
• Times by 1000

What happens after 6 seconds in this graph?

• The car speeds up
• The car has stopped
• The car reverses
• The car slows but is still moving

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which graph shows: A car travelling at a constant speed.

• A
• B
• C
• D