Introduction to Distance and Displacement

direction only

magnitude only

both direction and magnitude

none of the answers are correct

Distance

Velocity

Acceleration

Displacement

standing at the side of the road

a car driving at the same speed but going in the opposite direction

sitting inside the car

an airplane flying overhead

meter.

centimeter.

kilometer.

mile.

total distance that you traveled.

distance and direction of a straight line from your starting point to your ending point.

distance in a straight line from your starting point to your ending point.

direction from your starting point to your ending point.

20 km

20 km, West

40 km

40 km, West