Speed, Displacement and Distance

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Distance and Displacement:

1. Asha drives her car 45 kilometers north. She stops for lunch and then drives 15 kilometers 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. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?
3. On his fishing trip Justin takes the boat 25 km south. The fish aren’t biting so he goes 10 km
west. He follows a school of fish 15 km north. What distance did he cover? What was his
displacement?
4. Preston goes on a camel safari in Africa. They he travels 5 km north, then 3 km east and then 1
km north again. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?
5. Mateo pogo sticks to his science class. He travels 8 m east the 4 m north. What distance did he
cover? What was his displacement?
Speed:
1. A girl cycles for 3hrs at a speed of 40 km/h. What distance did she travel?
2. A cyclist travels 20km in 4hrs. What speed did the cyclist cycle at?
3. The distance between two cities is 144km, it takes me 3hours to travel between these cities.
What speed did I travel at?
4. A train travels at a speed of 30m/h and travel a distance of 240 miles. How long did it take the
train to complete its journey?
5. A whale swims at a constant speed of 8m/s for 17s. What distance did it travel?

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