Motion: Distance & Displacement

If you walk to your friends house 500 meters down the street. What is the DISTANCE you have traveled?

If you walk to your friends house 500 meters down the street. What is your DISPLACEMENT?

If you walk back to your house taking the same route, what is the total DISTANCE you have traveled?

If you walk back to your house from your friends house taking the same route, what is your DISPLACEMENT?

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You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. (Click on image to make it larger)

What DISTANCE did you travel?

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. (Click on image to make it larger)

What is your DISPLACEMENT?

You walk from your house (A) 3.2 km to your friends house (B). You and your friend walk 1.4 km to McDonalds (C) to eat lunch and then you both walk 1.8 km back to your house (A). (Click on the image to make it larger)

What is the total DISTANCE you traveled?

You walk from your house (A) 3.2 km to your friends house (B). You and your friend walk 1.4 km to McDonalds (C) to eat lunch and then you both walk 1.8 km back to your house (A). (Click on the image to make it larger)

What is your DISPLACEMENT?

A place or object (like a stop sign or mailbox) used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

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

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

After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.