Distance and Displacement Worksheet
Explore the concepts of distance and displacement with this Grade 8 Science worksheet, featuring definitions, calculations, and real-world scenarios.
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Distance and Displacement
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.
1. Which of the following describes the total path length traveled by an object?
Displacement
Distance
Velocity
Acceleration
2. Displacement is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and .
Speed
Time
Direction
Mass
1. Distance can sometimes be a negative value.
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1. The shortest straight-line path between two points is called .
2. A scalar quantity only has , while a vector quantity has both magnitude and direction.
1. A student walks 5 meters east, then 3 meters west. What is the total distance traveled and what is the displacement?
2. Explain the key difference between distance and displacement.