Distance and Displacement

What was the distance traveled by the ball when it fell into the pocket?

• 6 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

• 5 ft

After Harry has been on duty for 20 minutes, what is his displacement?

• 0 steps

• 20 steps

• 40 steps

• 80 steps

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

• 2 km

• 3 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's total distance after running a complete lap around the track?

• 100 m

• 130 m

• 160 m

• 260 m

A jogger runs on the track shown in the figure above. What is the jogger's displacement after running a complete lap around the track?

• 100 m

• 130 m

• 160 m

• 0 m

How many steps TOTAL does Harry take every ten minutes?

• 20

• 40

Harry has been on duty for 20 minutes. What distance has he traveled? (Hint: You will multiply the answer above by two!)

• 80 steps

• 100 steps

• 120 steps

• 160 steps

The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.

• distance

• displacement

• motion

• donkey

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

• 1 mile forward

• 13 miles

• 3 miles forward

• 1 mile

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters

• 400 meters

• 800 meters

• 1600 meters