Science 7 Quarter 3

Learning Activity Sheet Number 1

Most Essential Learning Competency
1) describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or velocity
and acceleration (S7FE-IIIa-1)

ANSWER KEY:

A. Practice Tasks

1. Activity
Q1. distance = 2m + 5m + 2m + 5m = 14m
Q2. displacement = 0m
• returns to the point of origin
Q3. speed = distance/time = 14m/5min = 2.8m/min
Q4. velocity = displacement/time = 0
• Velocity is defined as the change in position divided by the time of travel.
So, Velocity is displacement over time. Since displacement is already
zero, velocity is also 0.

2. Analysis
Q5. To determine the distance for the entire trip, add up all the lengths of path
covered. To determine the displacement, look at the change in position of the object.
If it returns to its original position, then there is no displacement.
Q6. by solving for the speed: dividing distance by time
Q7. by solving for the velocity: dividing displacement by time
Q8. To precisely describe the motion of an object, we have to be able to describe first
its position – where it is at any particular time. Distance describes how far the object
travels. Displacement is defined to be the change in position of an object. To be able
to tell how fast an object moves, you need to divide distance by time. To be able to
tell how far an object moves and in what direction, you need the concept of velocity
(divide displacement by time).

4. Application
Route A: s = d/t = 22.8 km/38 min= 0.6 km/min
Route B: s = d/t = 28.3 km/48 min = 0.6 km/min
ROUTE DISTANCE (km) TIME (min) SPEED (km/min)
A 22.8 38 0.6
B 28.3 48 0.6
1. distance = 700m , displacement = 300 m North
2. Joy: s = d/t = 150m / 10s = 10 m/s; Trish: s = d/t = 100m / 10s = 15m/s
*Trish runs faster than Joy since she covered greater distance given the same length
of time.
B. Assessment
1. a. distance = 400km + 300km = 700km
b. displacement = 500km
c. speed = d/t = 700km / 10 hrs = 70km/hr
d. velocity = 500km /10hrs = 50 km/hr Northeast
2.

DESCRIPTION DISTANCE DISPLACEMENT SPEED VELOCITY

Definition Distance is Displacement refers Speed can Velocity can be
the length of to the change in be defined as defined as “speed
path an position of an object. “how fast having direction”.
object has It is also referred to something
travelled. as the shortest moves” or it
distance between the can be
object’s two explained
positions. more
scientifically
as “the
distance
covered in a
unit of time”.
Sample unit m m, East m/s m/s, East
of measure km km, West km/hr km/hr, West
Type of scalar vector scalar vector
quantity
How to To compute To compute for the distance/time Displacement/time
compute for the total displacement of an
distance object, when paths
travelled by covered are in the
an object, same direction, add
sum up all the magnitude of the
the length paths travelled and
paths follow the common
covered. direction.

When the paths

covered are in the
opposite direction,
subtract the
magnitude of the
paths travelled. The
final direction of the
object is determined
by following the
direction of the
greater magnitude of
the quantities being
subtracted.