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Distance and Displacement

Authored by Jacob Christner

Physics

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Distance and Displacement
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

displacement
distance
motion
reference point

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

800

400

0

200

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

2 km E

5 km N

8 km S

10 km W

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

82 meters N

18 meters N

18 meters S

82 meters S

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same magnitude.

True

False

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