Distance and Displacement Worksheet
A Grade 5 science worksheet to help students understand the concepts of distance and displacement through various questions and activities.
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Distance and Displacement
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember to think about what distance and displacement mean!
1. is the total length of the path traveled.
2. is the shortest distance from the starting point to the ending point, including direction.
3. Distance is a quantity, meaning it only has magnitude.
4. Displacement is a quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction.
1. If you walk around a block and return to your starting point, your displacement is zero.
True
False
2. Distance can sometimes be a negative value.
True
False
1. A bird flies 5 meters north, then 3 meters south. What is the total distance the bird flew?
2 meters
5 meters
8 meters
0 meters
2. In the previous question, what is the bird's displacement?
2 meters north
8 meters south
0 meters
5 meters north
1. Explain the difference between distance and displacement in your own words.
2. A car drives 10 kilometers east, then turns around and drives 4 kilometers west. What is the total distance the car traveled? What is its displacement?