Distance Vs Displacement
Calculations
Scalar & Vector
People
Misc
100

Distance is defined in this way.

What is how far an object moves during a time interval?

100

A sloth moves 3 ft down a tree, then travels 2 ft back up the tree in its lifetime. This is the sloth's displacement. Include the direction.

What is 1 ft down the tree?

100

Scalar is commonly associated with this definition.

What is a measurable quantity that consists of magnitude (size) only?

100

Three of the laws of planetary motion are credited to this early scientist.

Who is Kepler? 

100

The study of motion is identified using this term.

What is mechanics?

200

A vector quantity that describes a change in position is known as this.

What is displacement?
200

A goldfish swims 15 ft north, then swims 6 ft south. This is their total displacement (including direction)

What is 9 ft North?

200

A measurable quantity with both magnitude and direction is called by this term.

What is vector?

200

This individual came up with three laws of motion which form the basis for classical mechanics

Who is Isaac Newton?

200

Momentum is defined in this way. 

What is the property of a moving system that is equal to its velocity times its mass?

300

When you are subtracting the initial position from the final position you are calculating this.

What is displacement?

300

A trampoline is blown away in a windstorm. It blows 18 miles west, then 13 miles north. This is the distance for the trampoline. 

What is 31 miles?

300

Distance is categorized as this sort of quantity.

What is scalar?

300

Albert Einstein developed this type of mechanics to explain the motion of high-speed objects.

What is relativistic mechanics?

300

When considering how things move, one is studying this field.

What is kinematics?

400

If you are calculating displacement using two paths, that may form a right angle, you are going to use this formula.

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

a2+b2=c2

400
A wandering elephant travels 8 miles north, then turns and travels 8 miles west. This is their total displacement. Round your answer.

What is 11?


(11.313708499)

400

Acceleration is defined as this sort of quantity.

What is vector?

400

Kepler is known for studying this type of motion. 

What is planetary motion, or the orbit of planets?
400

p=mv is the formula for this quality

What is momentum?

500

This is the displacement for a swarm of bees that traveled 3 ft north, then turned and traveled 2 ft west. Round your answer

What is 4?


(3.6055512755)

500

A lost ice cream truck traveled 9 miles north of its route, and 6 miles west. This is its total displacement. 

What is 11 miles northwest? 


(10.8166538264)

500

If the runaway train is known to be traveling 115 kph northwest, it's trajectory is being described using this type of quantity.

What is vector quantity? 

500

This individual developed the first truly mathematical model of motion in the late 1600s

Who is Isaac Newton?

500

The rate of change in velocity is known as this. 

What is acceleration?

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