Describing Motion (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What type of quantity is distance?
What type of quantity is distance?
Scalar
What does distance tell us about an object's motion?
What does distance tell us about an object's motion?
How far it travelled 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 provide?
What information does displacement provide?
How far and which direction
How is displacement measured?
How is displacement measured?
In a straight line from start to end
What does displacement tell us?
What does displacement tell us?
Distance between points & direction
What is a bearing?
What is a bearing?
Angle from North to direction
What is measured as a bearing in some cases?
What is measured as a bearing in some cases?
Displacement direction