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Mini-Quiz: Distance and Displacement

by Ron Kurtus (updated 9 January 2023)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. What is the length of an object?

It is undefined

The separation between endpoints of an object

Separation with another object

2. How is a distance measured?

By looking at it from a distance

You can only meansure lengths

By using multiples of a unit length

3. What is the displacement of an object?

The straight line of the distance traveled between two points

The distance traveled as seen on an odometer

When the object is moved or displaced

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Physics. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Mini-Quiz: Distance and Displacement

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Mechanics topics

• Overview of Mechanics
• -- Classical Mechanics
• -- Relativistic Mechanics
• -- Quantum Mechanics

Motion

• Overview of Motion

Basics

• Vectors and Motion
• Distance and Displacement
• Speed and Velocity
• Acceleration

Motion laws

• Newton's Laws of Motion
• Motion and the Law of Inertia

Periodic motion

• Periodic Motion
• Pendulum Exhibits Periodic Motion
• -- Equations for a Simple Pendulum
• -- Pendulum Demonstration
• Newton's Cradle
• -- How Newton's Cradle Works

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• Chemistry
• Algebra

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