Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity - Worksheet ... - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

First, let’s understand the difference between distance and displacement:

- Distance is how much ground the cat actually covered — the total length of the path it walked. It doesn’t matter which direction it went; we just add up all the parts of the journey.

- Displacement is how far the cat is from its starting point in a straight line — and it includes direction. It’s like drawing a straight arrow from start to finish.

Now look at the problem:

→ The blue wavy line shows the actual path the cat took from Point K to Point L.
→ The text says: “The total path length traveled from point K to L (demonstrated with blue line) is 700 m.”
→ So, the cat walked 700 meters along that curvy road.

That means for Question 10: What is the cat’s distance?

✔ Distance = total path traveled = 700 meters

It does NOT include direction — distance is just a number telling you how much was walked.

So answer to Q.10 is: b) 700 meters

---

Now for Question 11: What is the cat’s displacement?

Displacement is the straight-line change in position from start to end — including direction.

We see from the diagram:

→ Start: Point K
→ End: Point L
→ There’s a dashed straight line between them labeled “400 meters”
→ And there’s a compass showing East is to the right → so from K to L is toward the East

So displacement = 400 meters to the East

Answer to Q.11 is: c) 400 meters to the East

---

Final Answer:
Q.10: b) 700 meters
Q.11: c) 400 meters to the East