hysics:

Motion-
Distance and Displacement
Grade 7 SY: 2022-2023
Review
What is force?

What are examples of contact

and non-contact forces ?
Here’s the
objectives! Use reference point in
describing the motion of
objects.

Differentiate
Differentiate distance
distance from
from displacement
displacement

Compute for distance

and displacement
 Student A- runs from the board
Engage straight to the back then stops

Student B- runs from the board

touches the wall at the back
then runs back to the board

Student C- runs from the board

passes the sides until he

Try reaches the back

Student D- runs from the board

this
goes around and around the
room, after 2 rounds, stops at
the front
Engage QUESTIONS:

Who moved?

Try
this
How can you tell
that s/he moved?
 What is
Wh motion?
a
mo t i s Wh a t i s Wh a t
t io n mo t i o n ? moti o i s
? n?
START
A place or object used for
comparison to determine if
something is in motion.
REFERENCE
POINT STOP
 Refers to a change
MOTION in position of a
body

With respect to a Reference Point

To describe motion, we use:

Distance Example: 1 km
To describe motion, we use:

Displacement Example: 1 km, East

To describe motion, we use:

Speed Example: 1 km/hr

To describe motion, we use:

Velocity Example: 1 km/hr, East

To describe motion, we use:

Example: 1 km/hr/hr or
Acceleration
1 km/hr2
 Initial Position

Ex: A ball is dropped at 1 meter from

the reference point to final position.

Distance (d) is the length of the path

covered/ traveled by an object
moving from an initial to a final Final Position
 Initial Position

Ex: A ball is dropped at 1 meter from

the reference point to final position.

Scalar Quantity- expressed as

magnitudes with corresponding units
but with NO direction Final Position
Distance is the length of a path between two points.
The standard base unit
is meter (m).

o l b u s 20 m
Scho
For very large distances, in
kilometers (km).

Store

km
3

Home
Try this!
3m

B C
4 m

What is the
m
5 distance of the tree
going to the shop?

A d= 7 meters
Try this!
3m

B C
4 m

m How about its total

5 distance from the
reference point?

A d= 12 meters
 Initial Position Ex: The ball stops at 5m, North

The maze has a

total length of
8 m.
(1 lap= 1m)

Displacement (d) is a measure of how

far an object has moved in a particular Final Position
direction from its original position.
 Initial Position Ex: The ball stops at 5m, North

The maze has a

total length of
8 m.
(1 lap= 1m)

Vector Quantity expressed as

magnitudes with the Final Position
corresponding units and direction
 Measuring Displacements
To describe an object’s position relative
to a given point, you need to know how
far away and in what direction the object
is from that point.
E.g. 10 Km, East
 Combining Displacements
A. Add the magnitudes of two displacement
vectors that have the same direction.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start Finish
 Combining Displacements
A. Add the magnitudes of two displacement
vectors that have the same direction.
2 km
4km

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start (Kilometers) Finish
d= 4km, E +2 km, E= 6km, East
 Combining Displacements
B. Two displacement vectors with opposite
directions are subtracted from each other.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start Finish
 Combining Displacements
B. Two displacement vectors with opposite
directions are subtracted from each other.
2 km
4km

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Start (Kilometers) Finish
d= 4km, E -2 km, W= 2km, East Follow the direction of
the larger quantity/value.
 5 meters
B C

What is the displacement of

3 meters

3 meters
the car?

Answer: 5 m,East

A 5 meters D
 5 meters
B C

How about the distance of the

3 meters

3 meters
car?

Answer: 11 meters

A 5 meters D
 5 meters
B C
3 meters

How about the total distance?

3 meters
Answer: 16 meters

A 5 meters D
 10 meters
B C

What is the displacement of

7 meters

5 meters
the car?

Answer: 5 m, South

A 10 meters D
 10 meters, East

What is the displacement of the car?

5 meters, West

Answer: 5 m, East
 Combining Displacements
C. Apply the Pythagorean theorem for
different direction forming a right triangle.

2 2 2
c 𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐
a 2❑
𝒄 = √ 𝑎 +𝑏 2

b
 5 meters
B What is the displacement of
C
the car?
D=
3 meters

3 meters
= 9 + 25
=
= 5. 83
Answer: 5.83 m, NE
(Pythagorean theorem)

A 5 meters D
 5 meters
B C

How about the distance of the

3 meters

3 meters
car?

Answer: 8 meters

A 5 meters D
 EVALUATE: LET’S PRACTICE
1. Nadia runs 4 miles south, then turns around and
runs 3 miles north. Figure out the distance and
displacement. Illustrate the direction of motion.
2. James runs exactly 3 laps around a 500 meter
oval tract. What is his distance? What is his
displacement?
3. Glenn runs 60 feet north, 20 feet west, and then
50 feet south. Figure out the distance and
displacement. Illustrate the direction of motion.
4. Lucian flies directly west for 15 km, then turns to the
south and flies for another 20 km. He then flies east for
10 km before landing at the airport. Find the distance
and displacement. Illustrate the direction of motion.
5. Leon drives his scooter 14 kilometres north. He stops
for lunch and then drives 7 kilometres east. Find the
distance and displacement. Illustrate the direction of
motion.
 Hi, What have
you learned
from our lesson
today?
Was there a time in your life that you had to make-up
or adjust an aspect of it by leaps and bounds?

Bedan Value: CAUTIOUSNESS (Pagkamaingat)

It is the ability to be prudent, careful and alert to possible problems
and dangers.
Manifestation: Review decisions
1 whole intermediate paper
TASK- Sketch or Lay-out of the
map from your home to school. My Home to
You must use and follow the scale
of 1km= 1cm (using ruler) School Roadmap
- Include some reference points
and destinations like buildings,
malls, gas stations.
Don’t forget to color your work.
- Use simple codes (i.e., up, down,
left, right) to cardinal point or
directions (North, South, East,
West)
 “That in all things,
God may be glorified”