Distance & Displacement (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What type of quantity is distance?
What type of quantity is distance?
Scalar
What information does distance tell us?
What information does distance tell us?
How far only
How is distance measured?
How is distance measured?
Following the exact path taken
What does distance give us?
What does distance give us?
Total length of the journey
What type of quantity is displacement?
What type of quantity is displacement?
Vector
What information does displacement tell us?
What information does displacement tell us?
How far and which direction
How is displacement measured?
How is displacement measured?
In a straight line from start to end
What is a bearing?
What is a bearing?
Angle from North to travel direction
From which direction is a bearing measured?
From which direction is a bearing measured?
North
What is the key difference between distance and displacement?
What is the key difference between distance and displacement?
Distance is scalar, displacement is vector