Speed, Distance, and Displacement

Analyze the illustration given below and answer the questions. Figure 1: Reference point of the car, the ball and house. What is the position of the car with the house as its reference point?

• – 10 m

• 0 m

• 40 m

• 50 m

Analyze the illustration given below and answer the questions.

Figure 1: Reference point of the car, the ball and house.

What is the position of the ball with the house as its reference point?

• 0 m

• 10 m

• 20 m

• 40 m

How far is the car from the ball?

• The car is 30 meters to the left of the ball.

• The car is 20 meters to the left of the ball.

• The car is 30 meters to the right of the ball.

• The car is -10 meters to the right of the ball.

If the ball moves from its position to the 30-meter mark, what is its displacement?

• 0 m

• 10 m

• 20 m

• 30 m

Which refers to the shortest distance between to object’s two positions?

• Displacement

• Distance

• Motion

• Time

The distance travelled by an object, how fast the object is travelling, and the

direction in which the object travels to, is measured with respect to _____.

• Motion

• Distance

• Displacement

• Reference Point

Displacement can be equal to distance when ________.

• object is in circular motion.

• path travelled is a straight line.

• ball is rolling on an inclined plane.

• car is travelling on the road upward.

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• Meter

• Second

• Meter/Second

• Meter/Second/Second

Which of the following is defined as the displacement covered per unit time?

• Acceleration

• Displacement

• Speed

• Velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Displacement is distance combined with

• direction

• speed

• velocity

• magnitude