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This document defines key terms related to distance and displacement in physics such as frame of reference, position, motion, uniform motion, distance, and displacement. It provides examples of calculating the distance and displacement of objects moving in different paths or scenarios. Practice problems are also included for the reader to calculate distance and displacement.
This document defines key terms related to distance and displacement in physics such as frame of reference, position, motion, uniform motion, distance, and displacement. It provides examples of calculating the distance and displacement of objects moving in different paths or scenarios. Practice problems are also included for the reader to calculate distance and displacement.
This document defines key terms related to distance and displacement in physics such as frame of reference, position, motion, uniform motion, distance, and displacement. It provides examples of calculating the distance and displacement of objects moving in different paths or scenarios. Practice problems are also included for the reader to calculate distance and displacement.
not moving with respect to one another All motion is determined by comparison to a background described as stationary to the observer (p. 328) All motion is relative to your frame of reference In a car, you might not think that you are moving fast if you are looking at the passenger However, you will know how fast you are moving by looking out the window at a sign
Position - location
Motion - change in position; movement
Uniform motion- motion at a constant speed in a
straight line (constant velocity)
Distance length of a path between 2 points
(p.329) measure of how much an object moved, every step. Usually measured in km, m, cm, mm
Displacement direction from the starting point
AND the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point (i.e. as a crow flies) (p. 330) Units must include length and direction. Samples: 1. Eva walks 25m south, then 100m west, then 150m north, then 25m west, then 25m north, and then 125m east. Draw out her long walk and figure out her distance and displacement.
2. Vance drives around an oval track. Each lap is
2 miles long, after crossing the finish line in a 500- mile race, what is Vances displacement and distance for the race?
3. Zach runs 4 times around a 400m oval track
and stops at the same point he started. What is his distance? What is his displacement?
4. Druquelis travels 50 miles north, then turns
west and drives 50 miles, then turns south and drives another 50 miles. What is his distance? What is his displacement? 5. A sailboat leaves the dock and travels due west for 75km. The crew then brings the boat about and sails due east for 25km. What is the boats final displacement from the dock?
Distance/ Displacement Practice Name
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Calculate the distance and displacement of the
following situations:
1. Alexis walks 3 km north, then turns and walks 4 km
south. 2. Amy runs 2 blocks south, then turns around and runs 3 blocks north. 3. Miguel runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. 4. Kiante crawls 4 feet then turns 180 degrees and crawls 6 feet. 5. Edwin runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. 6. Jazmine turns around 5 times. 7. Caleb walks 1 mile then turns 180 degrees and walks 2 miles. 8. Rubi walks two miles from her door to the park, then returns home to her door. 9. Shannon ran 3 blocks north, and then 2 blocks south. 10. Tara swam 3 complete laps in a 50 meter pool. ( 1 lap is to the other side and back)