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Use a graph to determine distance and displacement of an object. Use the correct units for distance and displacement. Demonstrate a scenario where the displacement of an object is zero, but the distance is not.
• Use a graph to determine distance and displacement of an object. • Use the correct units for distance and displacement. • Demonstrate a scenario where the displacement of ab object is zero, but the distance is not.
Distance is the actual path length that an object moves away from its original position. Distance is a scalar. We use the symbol d for distance. Displacement is the straight-line path between the starting point and the endpoint of a journey i.e. the distance moved in a particular direction. Displacement is a vector.
This document contains 9 word problems about calculating distance and displacement from travel scenarios. The distance is the total distance covered between all points of travel, while displacement is the straight line distance between the starting and ending points.
Distance and Displacement Worksheet 1 - Free download as PDF File (.pdf) or read online for free.
Each description of your location also includes your distance and direction from the reference point. Describing your location in this way defines your position. In the first example, the distance is one meter. The direction is to the left, and the reference point is your friend.
For each question plot the path on a sheet of paper. Include your scale. 1. Asha drives her car 45 kilometres north. She stops for lunch and then drives 15 kilometres east. What distance did she cover? What was her displacement? 2. Anthony walks to the pizza place for lunch. He walks 1 km east, then 1 km south and then 1 km east again.
