Describing Motion (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What type of quantity is distance?
What type of quantity is distance?
Scalar quantity
What does distance tell us about an object's movement?
What does distance tell us about an object's movement?
How far it has travelled
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 quantity
What does displacement tell us?
What does displacement tell us?
How far and which direction
How is displacement measured?
How is displacement measured?
In a straight line
What does displacement give us about movement?
What does displacement give us about movement?
Distance between points & direction
What is a bearing?
What is a bearing?
Angle from North
How can displacement direction be measured?
How can displacement direction be measured?
As a bearing