Activity 2. How far? Directions: Study the illustrations below showing the displacement and distance.

covered by the dog.

N

B

W

E

10m

10m

5m

S

D

C

Figure 5. A dog showing its total distance and displacement covered. Source: DepEd Grade 7 LM

Guide Questions:

Directions: Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

5. What is the starting point of the dog? 6. Define point of reference in your own words.

7. What is the distance covered by the dog from point A to point D 8. What is the displacement of the dog?

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9. Suppose the dog goes back to point A as its final position, what will be its

displacement?

10. It is possible to get zero displacement? When can displacement be equal to zero?

11. Suppose the dog travels only from point A to point B, What will be its total distance covered? How about its displacement? 12. When can displacement be equal to distance?

13. Can displacement be greater than distance? Why or why not?

14. Give one difference between distance and displacement based on the given example.

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