A cat walks 3m West toward a wall, then jumps 5m due South of the wall when it sees a laser. What is the total distance the cat has traveled?
3.0m
5.0m
5.8m
8.0m
The straight-line distance between an object's starting and ending position is known as...
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
Starting at Westlake, you walk 1,600m North on Union Rd to get to CVS. Your friend then texts you that Publix is having a sale on Takis, so you head 320m West to meet him. After that, you head 2,900m East to the Citgo for a soda. Suddenly, you realize you forgot your wallet at school and wonder, “How did I buy all that stuff?” and run 3,000m Southwest back to Westlake. What is your displacement?
0m
320m
1,600m
7,820m
You walk 10m to the West. This is a ______ quantity known as ______.
scalar | distance
scalar | displacement
vector | distance
vector | displacement
Question 6
6.
Question 7
7.
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance? (Use the map from question #7)
2km
5km
8km
10km
Question 9
9.
Liza is swimming laps in a pool that is 50 m long. Swimming from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four (4) complete laps, which statement is TRUE?
Her distance and displacement are both zero.
Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 m.
Her distance is 200 m, but her displacement is zero.
Her distance and displacement are both 200 m.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
2mi up 85-N
10ft closer to your car
2m
1cm to the right
In Practice A of the figure below, what is the distance?
5.0km
8.0km
11km
15km
Janiya walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is her net displacement?
2km
5km
8km
10km
A skier moves from Point 𝐴 to Point 𝐵, then moves backwards to Point 𝐶, then travels forwards to Point 𝐷. What is the magnitude of her displacement?
