Distance & Displacement (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Flashcards
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What type of quantity is distance?
What type of quantity is distance?
Scalar quantity
What info does distance provide?
What info does distance provide?
How far travelled (no direction)
How is distance measured?
How is distance measured?
Following exact path taken
What does distance measure?
What does distance measure?
Total length of journey
What type of quantity is displacement?
What type of quantity is displacement?
Vector quantity
What info does displacement provide?
What info does displacement provide?
How far & which direction from start
How is displacement measured?
How is displacement measured?
Straight line from start to end
What does displacement give you?
What does displacement give you?
Distance between points & direction
What is a bearing?
What is a bearing?
Angle from North to direction of travel
How can displacement direction be measured?
How can displacement direction be measured?
As a bearing