Force and Motion Unit Test
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Question
A hamster in a ball begins its journey 5 feet to the left of a refrigerator, travels 20 feet to the right of the refrigerator, and ends its journey directly in front of the refrigerator.
If negative values are assigned to positions to the left of its starting position and positive values are assigned to positions to the right of its starting position, what is the displacement of the hamster?
(1 point)
Responses
-5 feet
-5 feet
0 feet
0 feet
5 feet
5 feet
20 feet
The displacement of the hamster can be calculated by finding the difference between its initial position and final position.
The hamster starts 5 feet to the left of the refrigerator and ends directly in front of the refrigerator. Since positive values are assigned to positions to the right, the hamster's final position is 5 feet to the right of its starting position.
Therefore, the displacement of the hamster is 5 feet.
The correct response is: 5 feet.