Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION I
PANGASINAN SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II
[Link] INTEGRATED SCHOOL
STA. CRUZ, STA. MARIA, PANGASINAN
Science 7
Work Sheet
Name: __________________________________________ Grade and Section: ________
Date: _____________ Score: ________
Directions: Read each statement or question and then shade the letter of the correct answer on the answer
sheet.
_____1. A student walks 12 m east, then 9 m west. What is the total distance?
A. 3 m B. 21 m C. 12 m
_____2. A student walks 12 m east, then 9 m west. What is the displacement?
A. 3 m east B. 21 m C. 9 m east
_____3. Which statement best describes displacement?
A. The exact path you travel
B. The shortest distance from start to end
C. The total steps taken
_____4. Which of the following changes when you change direction?
A. Distance B. Time C. Displacement
_____5. A boy walks around a block and returns to where he started. His displacement is:
A. equal to distance B. zero C. greater than distance
_____6. Which quantity is scalar?
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Velocity
_____7. Which quantity is vector?
A. Distance B. Speed C. Displacement
_____8. A girl runs 8 m north, then 6 m south. What is her displacement?
A. 14 m B. 2 m south C. 2 m north
_____9. If an object moves but ends in the same spot, displacement is:
A. positive B. negative C. zero
_____10. Distance describes:
A. how far you travelled B. how far from the starting point C. your final
direction
_____11. A car moves 30 m east, then 40 m south. What is the distance?
A. 50 m B. 70 m C. 10 m
_____12. A car moves 30 m east, then 40 m south. What is the displacement magnitude?
A. 70 m B. 50 m C. 10 m
_____13. Which always increases as you move?
A. Distance B. Displacement C. Both
_____14. If you change direction many times, which quantity is affected the most?
A. Distance B. Displacement C. Time
_____15. Which best describes distance?
A. Total path length B. Straight-line measurement C. Position from origin
B. Problem Solving — Speed & Velocity. Show your solution.
1. A cyclist travels 150 m in 30 s. What is the speed?
2. A person walks 60 m east in 20 s. What is the velocity?
3. A runner covers 200 m in 40 s. What is the speed?
4. A boat moves 90 m north in 30 s. What is the velocity?
5. A car travels 300 m in 50 s. What is its speed?
C. Problem Solving — Average & Instantaneous. Show your solution.
1. A student walks 30 m, then 20 m more. Total time: 25 s.
Find the average speed.
2. A student walks 15 m east, then 5 m west in 10 s.
Find the average velocity.
3. A boy runs 40 m in 10 s, rests for 5 s, then walks 20 m in 10 s.
Find the average speed.
4. A speedometer shows 18 m/s at one moment.
Identify the instantaneous speed.
5. A car moves 12 m/s south at this moment.
Identify the instantaneous velocity.
D. Identification (10 items) Identify if each value is Speed, Velocity, Distance, or Displacement.
1. 5 m → __________________________
2. 12 m north → ___________________
3. 6 m/s → ________________________
4. 10 m/s west → __________________
5. 45 m → ________________________
6. 20 m south → __________________
7. 8 m/s → ________________________
8. 3 m/s east → __________________
9. 100 m → _______________________
10. 25 m west → ___________________