Distance and Displacement Worksheet

1. Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store. He shops then walks back 10 km east back to
his house. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

Distance: (10) + (10)= 20km

Displacement: 0km EW

2. Tyler drives 50km north. Tyler then drives back 30km south. What distance did he
cover? What was his displacement?

Distance: 50km + 30km = 80km

Displacement: 50-30=20km south

3. Joey drives his Skidoo 7 kilometres north. He stops for lunch and then drives 5
kilometres east. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

Distance: 12km
Displacement: 7-5=2km East

4. Brittney is on the starting line to run a track race. The distance around the track is 400m.
She starts the race and runs 400m around the track. She ends up in the same place where
she started. What distance did she cover? What was her displacement?

Distance: 400m
Displacement: 0m
5. Anthony walks to the pizza place for lunch. He walk 4 km east, he realized he passed it
and then walked 1 km west. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

Distance: 5km
Displacement: 3km EW
6. On his fishing trip Justin takes the boat 12 km south. The fish aren’t biting so he goes 4
km west. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?
distance: 16km
Displacement: 8km West
7. Preston goes on a camel safari in Africa. They he travels 5 km north, then 3 km east.
What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

distance: 8km
displacement: 2km East
8. Neil pogo sticks from his locker to his science class. He travels 8 m east then 8 m west
back to his locker. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?
distance: 16km
displacement: 0km west

9. Brandon buys a new Seadoo. He goes 12 km north from the beach. He jumps wakes for
6 km to the east. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

distance: