4.5.6.1 Describing Motion Along A Line Flashcards

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What is distance ?

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  • How far an object moved

- it doesn’t involve direction

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What quality is distance

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A scalar quality

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What is displacement

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  • it includes both the distance an object moves, measured in a straight line from the start point to the finish point and the direction of that straight line
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What quantity is displacement?

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It is a vector quantity

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