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Distance is a measure of
The total length traveled
If you walk 3 km east and then 4 km west, your distance is:
1 km
In the same situation (3 km east, 4 km west), your displacement is:
1 km west
Which of the following is always true?
a) Distance ≥ Displacement
b) I love Eagle News!
c) Distance = Speed ÷ Timed)
D) Displacement always equals zero
Distance ≥ Displacement
Displacement can never be greater than distance.
False
If you drive in a complete circle, your displacement is zero.
True
Displacement includes direction, while distance does not.
True
Displacement is defined as:
The shortest straight-line distance from start to finish (with direction)
A person walks 5 m north, then 5 m south. What is the distance?
10 Meters
Distance only depends on where you start and finish.
False
A runner jogs 400 meters around a track and ends up where they started. Their displacement is:
Zero!!!!
Is the following statement true:Displacement can be zero while distance can not be zero
YES!!
A car drives 2 km north, then 2 km east. What is the distance traveled?
4 km
A student walks 12 m east, then 9 m east. What is their displacement?
21 m east
A person walks 5 m north, then 5 m south. What is the displacement?
0 m
A student walks 6 m north, then 8 m south. What is the distance?
14 Meters
A person walks 2 km east, then 2 km west. What is their displacement?
0 km
A runner goes 100 m east, then 60 m west. What is their displacement?
40 m west
A car drives 3 km north, then 4 km south. What is the distance traveled?
7 km
A person walks 3 km north, then 4 km east. What is their displacement?
5 km
A runner goes 5 km north, then 12 km east. Displacement?
13 km.
A dog runs 8 m east, then 6 m south. Displacement?
10 m.
A hiker walks 7 km west, then 24 km south. Displacement?
25 km.
You walk 9 m north, then 12 m east. Displacement?
15
A runner goes 10 km north, then 12 km east.
15.6