1) What is the difference between distance and displacement?

(a)Distance is a vector, while displacement is not a vector. (b) Displacement is a vector, while distance is not a vector. (c)There is no difference between the two concepts; they may be used interchangeably.

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2) A jogger runs along a straight and level road for a distance of 8.0 km and then runs back to her starting point. The time for this round-trip is 2 h. Which one of the following statements is true?
(a)Her average speed is 8 km/h, but there is not enough information to determine her average velocity. (b) Her average speed is 8.0 km/h, and her average velocity is 8 km/h. (c)Her average speed is 8 km/h, and her average velocity is 0 km/h.

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3) The space shuttle travels at a speed of about 7.6X103 m/s. The blink of an astronauts eye lasts about 110 ms. How many football fields (length=91.4 m) does the shuttle cover in the blink of an eye? 4) For each of the three pairs of positions listed in the following table, determine the magnitude and direction (positive or negative) of the displacement. 12)

5) Due to continental drift, the North American and European continents are drifting apart at an average speed of about 3 cm per year. At this speed, how long (in years) will it take for them to drift apart by an-other 1500 m (a little less than a mile)?

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6) You step onto a hot beach with your bare feet. A nerve impulse, generated in your foot, travels through your nervous system at an average speed of 110 m/s. How much time does it take for the impulse, which travels a distance of 1.8 m, to reach your brain? 7)

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