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Distance vs. Displacement Practice Problems Set 1 1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then tums around and runs 3 miles, a. Draw a diagram of the scenario. b. Find the distance covered by Amy during her run. c. Find the Amy's displacement from her starting point. ‘ c Distance = Smt. ota : Displacennent = | Mi, Norn z~e8 2. Alex walks east for 3 km, stops for a break, and then runs the same direction for 1 km before he stops. a, Draw a diagram of the scenario. b. Find the distance Alex covered. c. Find Alex's displacement from his starting point. Oistance = AKIN Asietioe 2 a Oisplacement= 4m, cast 3. Taylor rides her bicycle 20km north, tus around, and then rides the bicycle 15 km back toward her starting point. a. Draw a diagram of the scenario. b. Find the distance Taylor covered, find Taylor's displacement from her starting point. B Oistource= 8S kM — ie Oise lacaomennr= Skm, Hn A 4, An object moves from point A to point B to point C, then back to point B and then point C along the line shown in the figure below. a. Find the distance covered by the moving object. b. Find the magnitude (size) and direction of the displacement of the object. & of. of. cfm tin en Sn amen Sn Tan en en oe eens distance 7 kim De era Displacement = AEM right 4 nn A" (more questions are on back page) 5, A squirrel found a pile of nuts 80 meters from its nest. The squirrel made one trip from its nest to the pile. The squirrel with nuts in its mouth headed back towards the nest for 35 meters | when it saw a cat. Seeing the cat, it dropped its nuts and ran to a tree that was 200 meters in the opposite direction of the nest. When the cat was gone, the squirrel returned to the spot where it dropped the nuts. What was the total distance traveled? What was the total displacement? Make a diagram that shows the squirrels movements. Label each movement a, b, ©, etc, a0 10 ‘so 20 210 220 A UUERPPEEPE PEE Ay Nest c 6 () AB = 80M pac = 35M ¢ distance =515m o20=200M | gisplacement= 4S m, right | o7c-n0mM ph 6. Some hikers travel 2 km north, turn toward the west and travel 4km, tum toward the south and travel 6 km, then finally travel east for 4 km. a. Draw a diagram of the scenario. b. Find the distance the hikers covered. c. Find displacement from the starting point. G } 6 A Disiance =Mekm + é QL Displacement = 4m, South 7. Acity dweller walked 9 blocks east and 5 blocks north to get a cup of coffee. a, Draw a diagram of the scenario b. Find the distance the person covered. c. Find the displacement from the starting point, displacement = fee ieee 5° + 10.3 blocks, NE vhs bloces + = (4 bolo See Aistance \olockS * aplars &

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