CJBAT Spatial Awareness 5

Question 1

An officer travels west 4 blocks, north 2 blocks, east 4 blocks. What is the net displacement from start?

Accepted Answer

2 blocks north

Answer

The east and west cancel, leaving 2 blocks north.

Question 2

A shape is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. An arrow originally pointing right now points which way?

Accepted Answer

Up

Answer

Rotating 90 degrees counterclockwise turns a right-pointing arrow to point up.

Question 3

Facing south, a suspect is at the officer's 3 o'clock position. Which compass direction is that?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

Facing south, the 3 o'clock position (right side) points to the west.

Question 4

On a standard north-up map, a road runs from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner. The road generally heads toward which direction?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Answer

Bottom-left to top-right on a north-up map points toward the northeast.

Question 5

An officer faces east, takes 2 steps forward, turns left, takes 2 steps. In which direction from the start is the officer now?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Answer

Moving east then north places the officer to the northeast of the starting point.

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