6.5.4.1.1 distance and displacement Flashcards

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What is distance

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Distance is how far an object moves. It does not involve direction as it is a scalar quantity.

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What is displacement

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Displacement 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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Is displacement a vector or scalar quantity

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Vector

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Displacement includes both the distance of an object moves, measured in a _________ _____ from the start point to the _______ point and the _________ of that straight line

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Straight line, finish, direction

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