Distance a n d D i s p l a c e m e n t Practice Name

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Draw a diagram for the following situations. C a l c u l a t e the distance a n d

displacement i n each of the following s i t u a t i o n s . I n c l u d e a direction

(example: north or northwest) with y o u r answer.

1. Amy r u n s 2 m i l e s s o u t h , then turns around a n d runs 3 miles n o rt h .

2. J e r m a i n e runs exactly 2 laps a r o u n d a 400 meter track.

3. Derrick crawls 4 feet s o u t h , and t h e n turns east and crawls 6 feet.

4. Ray r u n s 30 feet n o rt h , 30 feet west, a n d then 30 feet south .

5. David walks 3 km n o rt h , a n d then turns east a n d walks 4 km .

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6. J a m i s o n s p i n s around 5 t i m e s without moving a n y direction.

7. Cassidee walks 1 m i l e n o rt h then turns west a n d walks 2 m i l e s .

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8. Taja walks two m i l e s north from her door to the park, then returns

home to her d o o r .

9. Sandy ran 8 blocks n o rt h , a n d then 2 blocks south back toward h e r

starting point.

10. Neva swam 3 complete l a p s i n a 50 meter p o o l . ( 1 l a p is-one

length of the p o o l )
1 1 . J o h n flies directly east for 20 k m , then t u r n s to the n o rt h and

flies for another 1 O km before d o d g i n g a flock of g e e s e .

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12. Cameron flies directly west for 1 3 km, then turns to the south

and flies for another 30 k m . He then flies east for 1 3 km before

l a n d i n g at the airport.

13. Marissa runs n o rt h for 37 meters, then turns east and runs for

another 1 0 meters, then stops .

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14. Alex walks east for 3 km, stops for a break, a n d then r u n s the

same direction for 4 km before he stops.

15. Taylor rides h e r bicycle 20 km n o rt h , t u r n s a r o u n d , and then

rides the bicycle 1 5 km back toward her s t a rt i n g p o i n t .

 Speed Machines

�- FORMULA : SPEED = Distance 7 Time

Round answers to the nearest tenth (one decimal place)!

1 . NASCAR fans love race day when they get a chance to cheer on their favorite team! If

a driver was able to travel 600 miles in 3 hours, what was his average speed?

2. The fastest car on Earth, a British-made Thrust SSC, would win every NASCAR race in

America. If it takes 0.5 hours (30 minutes) to travel 380 miles, what is its speed?

3 . The fastest train on Earth, the TGV from France, can travel at faster speeds than trains in

the United States. During a speed test, the train traveled 800 miles in 2.5 hours. What is its

speed?

4. Spirit of Australia, a hydroplane boat, made speed records by traveling 239 miles in

0.75 hours (45 minutes). What is its record-breaking speed?

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5 . The fastest plane ever made, the Lockheed SR7 l , was able to travel 2200 miles per hour.

Based on this speed, how far could it travel in:

a. 2 hours? b. 3 hours? c . 5 hours?

Challenge:

Which machine on this page is the fastest? r .

6. Fill in the boxes and use a calculator to determine how long it would take each machine

to get to travel 60 miles. Use the speeds you c a l c u Ja r e d i o 1nlles per hour on the front of

this worksheet. Round answers to the nearest tenth (one decimal place)! '

60 miles I + �I� - I = ' �__I X I 60 minutes I = � '__,

tspeed

(mph)

A. Jeff Gordon's C ar = minutes

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B . Thrust SSC C ar = ·
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minutes

C. TGV Train = · minutes

D. Spirit of Australia B o a t = minutes

E. Lockheed SR71 Airplane = minutes