Distance and Displacement - Speed and Velocity Worksheet

Please write all answers on Graph Paper!

For each displacement plot the path on the grid paper.

You can make each square on graph paper = to 1km

Use Up for North, Down for South, Left for West, and Right for East.

  1. Joey drives his car 7 kilometres north. He stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometres south.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 2 hours,

What is Joeys speed?

What is Joeys Velocity?

  1. Anthony walks to the pizza place for lunch. He walked 1 km east, then 1 km south and then 1 km west.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 20 min,

What is Anthony’s speed?

What is Anthony’s Velocity?

  1. On his fishing trip Justin takes the boat 12 km south. The fish aren’t biting so he goes 4 km back north. He follows a school of fish 1 km further north.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 8hrs,

What is Justin’s speed?

What is Justin’s Velocity?

  1. Preston goes on a camel safari in Africa. They he travels 5 km north, then 3 km south and then 1 km north again.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 2hrs,

What is Preston’s speed?

What is Preston’s Velocity?

  1. Neil walks to his school which is 10km east away from his house. He travels 5km east before he realizes he forgot his backpack and then walks back home to get it. After picking up his bag he then heads back to school.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 30min,

What is Neil’s speed?

What is Neil’s Velocity?

  1. Alan rents a private jet for the weekend. He flies 10mi south to New York, then 12 km south to the Lake.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 1hr,

What is Alan’s speed?

What is Alan’s Velocity?

  1. Brandon buys a new Seadoo. He goes 12 km north from the beach. He jumps wakes for 6 km to the east. Then chases a boat 12 km south. He then turns and goes 3 km to the West.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 3hrs,

What is Brandon’s speed?

What is Brandon’s Velocity?

  1. Alex goes cruising on his dirt bike. He rides 7 km north, 3 km east, 4 km north, 6km west, 12 km south 3 km east and finally 1 km north.

What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

If the above trip took 3hrs,

What is Alex’s speed?

What is Alex’s Velocity?