Distance And Displacement Flashcards
1
Q
What’s are they both?
A
Measures of how far an object has moved.
2
Q
Whats distance?
A
How far an object moves.
3
Q
What does distance have and doesn’t involve?
A
Has magnitude but doesn’t involve direction.
4
Q
What quantity is distance?
A
Scalar quantity.
5
Q
What’s displacement?
A
The distance an object move in a STRAIGHT line and the DIRECTION in which it has moved from its starting point.
6
Q
What quantity is displacement?
A
A vectors quantity.
