Distance & Displacement (AQA GCSE Physics): Flashcards
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Type of quantity: distance
Type of quantity: distance
Scalar quantity
What distance tells us
What distance tells us
How far an object has travelled
Does distance include direction?
Does distance include direction?
No, it's a scalar quantity
How distance is measured
How distance is measured
Following the exact path the object takes
What distance gives us
What distance gives us
Total length of the journey
Type of quantity: displacement
Type of quantity: displacement
Vector quantity
What displacement tells us
What displacement tells us
How far and which direction from starting point
How displacement is measured
How displacement is measured
Straight line from start to end point
What can displacement direction be measured as?
What can displacement direction be measured as?
A bearing
Definition of a bearing
Definition of a bearing
Angle from North to direction of travel
Path followed to measure distance
Path followed to measure distance
Exact path (curved or straight)
Key difference: distance vs displacement
Key difference: distance vs displacement
Distance scalar, displacement vector