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Minds on Physics 02 Kinematics Concepts - Distance vs. Displacement

Question 1 of 8

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A teacher does the following:
i. walks 2 m, south
ii. walks 4 m, east
iii. walks 2 m, north
iv. walks 4 m, west.

The overall distance traveled by the teacher is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • 0 m

  • 6 m

  • 12 m

  • ... Nonsense! It cannot be calculated without knowing time information.

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

1

In terms of their definitions, an essential difference between displacement and distance is that _____.

Select one of the following:

  • distance has a direction and displacement has no direction

  • distance is a large number and displacement is a small number

  • distance is a scalar and displacement is a vector

  • displacement is a scalar and distance is a vector

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

1

For any given motion, the distance is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • the direction which an object moves

  • the scalar of the object's velocity

  • how far out of place which the object finishes relative to the starting location

  • the amount of ground which is covered by the moving object

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

1

A football coach starts at the 50-yard line (A) and walks east to the 10-yard line (B). He turns around and walks to the 40-yard line (C). He turns around again and walks back to the 0-yard line (D). He turns around once more and walks back to the 30-yard line (E, thus completing his 10 minutes of pacing.
The couach's overall displacement is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • 20 yd, east

  • 20 yd, west

  • 20 yd

  • 50 yd, east

  • 50 yd, west

  • 50 yd

  • 70 yd, east

  • 70 yd, west

  • 70 yd

  • 80 yd, east

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

1

Grandma H challenges Michael Johnson in the 400-meter dash. Grandma H spins her wheelchair wheels five times and gives up 15 meters from the starting line. MJ makes a complete circle around the track and stops at the starting line. In this race, _____.

Select one of the following:

  • their distance values are the same

  • grandma Henderson has the greatest distance

  • Michael Johnson has the greatest distance

  • Neither has any distance since they start at rest and each eventually stop.

  • None of these.

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

1

A football coach starts at the 10-yard line and walks east to the 40-yard line. He turns around and walks to the 0-yard line. He turns around again and walks back to the 50-yard line. He turns around once more and walks back to the 25-yard line, thus completing his 10 minutes of pacing.
The coach's overall distance is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • 15 yd

  • 50 yd, east

  • 50 yd

  • 60 yd, west

  • 60 yd

  • 85 yd, east

  • 85 yd

  • 145 yd, west

  • 145 yd

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

1

A teacher does the following:

i. walks 4 m, south
ii. walks 8 m, east
iii. walks 4 m, north
iv. walks 8 m, west.

The overall displacement of the teacher is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • 0 m

  • 6 m

  • 12 m

  • ... Nonsense! It cannot be calculated without knowing time information.

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

1

For any given motion, displacement is _____.

Select one of the following:

  • the direction which an object moves

  • the magnitude which the object moves

  • how far out of place which the object finishes relative to the starting location

  • the amount of ground which is covered by the moving object

  • None of these.

Explanation

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