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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.
The distances, in kilometres, between some of the towns are shown on the map. The distance from Swantown to Oldville is 95 kilometres. Work out the distance from Newham to Oldville. Complete the distance chart below to show the distances between the towns.
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. Anthony walks to the pizza place for lunch.
CP PS Unit 8A: Motion Distance and Displacement Practice Worksheet. Indicator. PS-5.1: Explain the relationship among distance, time, direction, and velocity of an object. Objectives. Compare and contrast distance and displacement. Use a graph to determine distance and displacement of an object.
Distance Rate Time Word Problems. 3) A cattle train left Miami and traveled toward New York. 14 hours later a diesel train left traveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for four hours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed?
Speed and Distance Word Problems Show your workings. 1. Yesterday I drove 9 hours at a speed of 120 km/h. How many kilometers did I drive? 2. A ufo has a speed of 3,000 km/h. The distance between A and B is 7,500 km. How long will it take the ufo to fly from A to B? 3. The distance between my house and work is 50 km.
8. The distance between two cities is 144 km, it takes me 3 hours to travel between these cities, determine my average speed. Calculate Distance = R̅× P 9. A whale swims at a constant speed of 8.0 m/s for 17 s. Calculate the distance travelled by the whale. 10. A girl cycles for 30s at a speed of 4 m/s. Calculate the distance she travels. 11.
