Question 1

A Science teacher walks 4 meters East, 2meters South, 4 meters West, and finally 2 meters North. What is the totaldistance covered by the teacher?

Accepted Answer

12m

Answer

10m

Answer

8m

Answer

4m

Question 2

When is an object considered to be in motion?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

When its distance changes with respect toa point of reference.

Answer

When its direction changes with respectto a point of reference.

Answer

When its position changes with respect toa point of reference.

Question 3

If a bus travels at a distance of 700m in 20s, what is the speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

35 m/s

Answer

720 m/s

Answer

350 m/s

Answer

14000 m/s

Question 4

Which of the following bestdifferentiates distance from displacement?

Accepted Answer

Distance is the total length of the entire path traveled by an object while displacement is the shortest distance between the object’s two positions.

Answer

Distance is a vector quantity whiledisplacement is a scalar quantity.

Answer

Distance always follows a straight linewhile displacement does not always follow a straight line.

Answer

Displacement is the total length of theentire path travelled by an object while distance is the shortest distancebetween the object’s two positions.

Question 5

A Science teacher walks 4 meters East, 2meters South, 4 meters West, and finally 2 meters North. What is the displacement?

Accepted Answer

0m

Answer

2m

Answer

4m

Answer

12m

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