Science LEARNING ACTIVITY

7 SHEET
Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) describes the motion of an object in terms of distance or
displacement, speed or velocity, and acceleration.
MELC Code: (S7FE-IIIa-1)

Distance and Displacement

Background Information for Learners
About two centuries ago, people used animals like horses and donkeys to transport people and goods. In 1860,
the internal combustion engine was developed by Nicolaus Otto that led the way to the invention of motor
cars, trains, ships, airplanes and jets which enabled people to travel faster. All of these involved motions.
Activity 1: Sketch It
Directions: Copy figure 1 completely in a graphing paper. Consider the center of your graphing paper as the
reference point. Sketch the four vector quantities in one graphing paper following the given
example. Paste your graphing paper in your Science activity notebook.

North
Example:
6 meters East

1. 8 meters East C
West East
2. 10 meters North
3. 12 meters West
4. 14 meters South

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
South

Figure 1. Graph

Average and Instantaneous Speed

Average speed is the total distance travelled divided by the total time of
travel. Instantaneous speed is the speed at an instant in time.

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 A vehicle has a speedometer that tells you the speed at that instant or at that moment in time. As the vehicle
travels along a busy street, you will notice that the speedometer may read 30 km/h. It may change speed to
65 km/h as it passes an open free highway and zero when it stops. During the entire trip, the vehicle travels
at different speed. Fiure 8.

Speedometer

Average and Instantaneous Velocity

When you ride a vehicle it is not only the speed that changes but also its direction. A vehicle may travel
North, West, East or South. Average velocity is the total displacement (final position - initial position)
travelled divided by the total time of travel. Instantaneous velocity is the velocity of an object at an instant
time.

Constant Motion
Constant motion refers to an object moving with constant speed or constant velocity. To have a
constant velocity, both speed and direction must be the same.

Example: A car running at a speed of 50 km/h all throughout its travel in a straight line.

Activity 2: True or False

Directions: In your Science activity notebook, write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is
FALSE.

1. Kilogram is a unit for distance.

2. The quantity 2 meters is a distance.
3. The quantity 2 kilometers is a displacement.
4. The quantity 2 meters to the left is a distance.
5. The quantity 2 meters to the left is a displacement.
6. Distance is the length of the entire path travelled by an object.
7. Displacement includes both distance and direction of the object’s position.
8. The displacement is equal to zero when an object’s initial and final position is the same.
9. The shortest distance between the initial and final position of the object is called displacement.
10. The total distance travelled of an object from its initial position to a certain position and back to its
initial position is zero.

Prepared by: Checked & Verified by:

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EVELYN C. CANONCE BEATRIZ G. DEGORIO
MT-I/ Science Department Head MT-II/Curriculum Implementation Head

Recommending Approval by: Approved by:

ANICETA B. MOBILLA BENITO P. AVORQUE

HTIII Principal - II

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