Distance, Displacement, Position, Speed, Velocity

Distance

The length of the path taken

Scalar quantity

Type of quantity of Distance

D

Symbol for Distance of one movement

Delta D

Symbol for Distance of multiple movements/directions

Position

Vector quantity that describes the location of an object relative to surroundings

Scalar quantity

Type of quantity of Speed

Delta d = D1 + D2 + ...

Formula for Distance of multiple directions/movements

Displacement

The change in the position of an object

Delta D-> = D->2 - D->1

Formula for displacement of one direction/movement

Delta D-> = Delta D->1 + Delta D->2 + ...

Formula for displacement of multiple displacements

Vector Quantity

Type of quantity of Displacement

Delta D->

Symbol for Displacement

D->

Symbol for Position

Speed

Scalar quantity that describes how much distance an object covers in a given amount of time

V

Symbol for speed

V->

Symbol for Velocity

Velocity

Vector Quantity that describes the rate at which an object moves in a certain direction

V = Delta D/Delta t

Formula for speed

V-> = Delta D->/Delta t

Formula for velocity

Acceleration

What do the slopes of Speed-time graphs represent?

Velocity

What do the slopes of position-time graphs represent?

Speed

What do the slopes of distance-time graphs represent?

Vector quantity

Type of quantity of Velocity?

Vector quantity

Type of quantity of Position?

Constant Velocity

Term for an object travelling in one direction and at the same speed

Instantaneous Velocity

Term for the velocity of an object at a single moment in time

Tangent of Position-time graphs

How to find the instantaneous velocity