Name ___________________________Date _________
Introductory Physics
UNIT 2: MOTION
DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT WORKSHEET
Instructions: Answer the following questions and complete any graphs.
1. What is motion?
2. How can you tell if motion has taken place?
3. What is the origin on a graph when graphing motion?
4. What is the unit for distance or displacement?
5. What does it mean if something is a scalar quantity?
6. What does it mean if something is a vector quantity?
7. What is the difference between positive and negative displacement?
8. What is the difference between distance and displacement?
Flip to other side!
9. Find the distance traveled and the total displacement of the car in each of the
following situations:
Start/Finish
X
Distance: _______________
Displacement: ___________
450 meters around
Finish
X
Start
15 meters
Distance: ______________
Displacement: __________
60 meters