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Problems with detailed solutions on displacement and distance of moving objects. Problem 1. An object moves from point A to point B to point C, then back to point B and then to point C along the line shown in the figure below. a) Find the distance covered by the moving object. b) Find the magnitude and direction of the displacement of the object.
Distance and displacement – problems and solutions. 1. A car travels along a straight road 100 m east then 50 m west. Find distance and displacement of the car. Solution. Distance is 100 met ers + 50 meters = 150 meters. Displacement is 100 meters – 50 meters = 50 meters, to the east. 2. A person walks 4 meters east, then walks 3 meters north.
Position, Distance and Displacement Worksheet 1a – Distance and displacement 1. Frank is driving along a straight highway when he notices a marker that says “260km”. He continues to the 150-km marker and then turns around and goes back to the 175-km marker. a) What is the total distance travelled?
Help students learn the difference between distance and displacement by showing examples of motion. As students watch, walk straight across the room and have students estimate the length of your path.
Compare and contrast distance and displacement. Use a graph to determine distance and displacement of an object. Use the correct units for distance and displacement.
Distance and Displacement Worksheet. Distance and Displacement Name:____________ 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.
Distance is a scalar measure of an interval measured along a path. Displacement is a vector measure of an interval measured along the shortest path.
