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Distance and Displacement
Distance and Displacement
Distance and Displacement
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?
2. Tyler drives 50km north. Tyler then drives back 30km south. What distance did he cover? What
was his displacement?
3. 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?
4. Anthony walks to the pizza place for lunch. He walks 4 km east, he realized he passed it and
then walked 1 km west. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?
5. 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?
6. (BONUS QUESTION) Alan rents a private jet for the weekend. He flies 400 km south to New
York, then flies 700 km west to Chicago, then 1200 km south to Miami. What distance did he
cover? What was his displacement?
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?
2. Tyler drives 50km north. Tyler then drives back 30km south. What distance did he cover? What
was his displacement?
3. 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?
4. Anthony walks to the pizza place for lunch. He walks 4 km east, he realized he passed it and
then walked 1 km west. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?
5. 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?
6. (BONUS QUESTION) Alan rents a private jet for the weekend. He flies 400 km south to New
York, then flies 700 km west to Chicago, then 1200 km south to Miami. What distance did he
cover? What was his displacement?