Introduction to Motion Answers

Four different objects are placed on a number line at 0. The chart describes the motion of each object.Using the information in the chart, the distance and displacement of each object can be determined. Which object has a distance that is three times as great as its displacement?

Which scenario best describes an object with a displacement of zero?

A linear track begins at 0 meters and has a total distance of 100 meters to the finish line. Juliet starts at the 10-meter mark while practicing for a race.After running 45 meters, how far is she from the beginning of the track?

Which scenario best describes motion?

Julie finds a snail on the sidewalk and wants to know whether or not the snail moves throughout the day. She places a single mark on the sidewalk next to the snail.What will Julie use the mark for initially?

Two cars started at the same position and were driven through a city using different streets. The red car traveled north 2 miles, then east 4 miles, and then south 6 miles. The green car traveled south 4 miles and then east 4 miles. Both cars ended at the same location.Which best compares the motion of the cars?

Keisha told her friend that she can get to the town library by walking one mile east, turning left, and then walking a half a mile north.Which best describes how Keisha can improve these instructions to better help her friend find the library?

What is required in order to determine whether or not an object moves?

An object starts at position 12 on a horizontal line with a reference point of 0. What is the position of the object if it moves 14 units to the left?

The diagram shows a vertical number line.