5.6.1 Distance and Displacement

• Distance is measured in units of length, such as meters or kilometers.


  True
• Displacement can be positive or negative depending on the direction of motion.


  True
• Displacement is a vector quantity that includes both magnitude and direction.

  True
• If someone walks 5 meters east and then 3 meters west, their displacement is 2 meters east.

  True
• Arrange the steps to calculate distance and displacement in the example provided:

  1️⃣ A car travels 10 km north

  2️⃣ A car travels 5 km south

  3️⃣ Calculate distance: 10 km + 5 km = 15 km

  4️⃣ Calculate displacement: 10 km - 5 km = 5 km north
• When an object starts at point A, travels to point B, and stops, its displacement is the straight-line distance between A and B.
• Distance represents the total length of the path
• What is the displacement if an object starts at point A, travels to point B, and then stops?

  Straight-line distance from A to B
• Match the property with its correct description:

  Distance ↔️ Total length of path

  Displacement ↔️ Straight-line distance between start and end
• Why is distance considered a scalar quantity?

  It has no direction
• The displacement equation calculates the net change in position between starting and ending points


  True
• If an object starts at position 5 m and moves 10 m to the right, then 5 m to the left, the displacement is 5 m
• Match the property with its correct description:

  Distance ↔️ Total path length

  Displacement ↔️ Straight-line distance with direction
• Order the steps to calculate distance and displacement:

  1️⃣ Calculate the total length of the path (distance)

  2️⃣ Calculate the net change in position (displacement)

  3️⃣ Subtract the starting position from the ending position
• What does displacement measure in physics?

  Straight-line distance with direction
• Displacement includes direction, while distance does not.

  True
• If an object starts at 5 m, moves 10 m to the right, and then 5 m to the left, what is the distance traveled?

  15 m
• Displacement depends on the path taken, while distance does not.

  False
• In a diagram, distance is represented by a winding line, while displacement is represented by a straight arrow.
• A person walks 5 m north, then 10 m east. What is the magnitude of the displacement?

  11.2 m
• Match the quantity with its equation:

  Distance ↔️ Total length of path

  Displacement ↔️ Ending position - Starting position
• In the displacement equation, the result can be positive or negative.
• If an object starts at 5 m and moves 10 m to the right, then 5 m to the left, what is the distance traveled?

  15 m
• Distance considers the total path length, while displacement focuses on the straight-line distance from start to end.


  True
• Distance is a scalar quantity that represents the total length of the path traveled.scalar
• Displacement is a vector quantity that represents the straight-line distance between the start and end points of a motion.vector
• Distance is a scalar quantity that represents the total length of the path traveled, and it is always positive
• Arrange the steps to calculate distance and displacement in the example provided:

  1️⃣ Walk 10 meters north

  2️⃣ Walk 5 meters south

  3️⃣ Calculate distance: 10 m + 5 m = 15 m

  4️⃣ Calculate displacement: 10 m - 5 m = 5 m north
• Distance is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector quantity.
• Displacement is always equal to the distance traveled.

  False
• What does distance measure?

  Total length of path
• Displacement includes direction, while distance does not


  True
• Displacement represents the net change in position
• The equation for displacement is: Ending position - Starting position


  True
• Displacement is a vector quantity, meaning its result can be positive or negative
• What is the distance if an object starts at position 5 m and moves 10 m to the right, then 5 m to the left?

  15 m
• The displacement equation always results in a positive value

  False
• What type of quantity is displacement?

  Vector
• Displacement can be positive or negative, indicating direction


  True
• What type of quantity is distance in physics?

  Scalar