Distance/Displacement

Distance

Is the measure of the path taken

Is distance vector or scalar quantity? What does that mean?

A scalar quantity! It means it has a magnitude (amount/value) only

Displacement

is a STRAIGHT LINE measure between start and stop

Is Displacement a Vector or Scalar quantity? What does that mean?

A vector quantity! It means that it has a magnitude and direction.

Speed

Tells us how fast something is going

Formula for Speed

Distance/Time

Is Speed Vector or Scalar?

Scalar

How do you calculate Average Speed?

Total distance/Total time

What does Velocity tell us?(2 things))

Tells us how fast something is moving AND which direction it is headed.

Is Velocity a Scalar or Vector quantity?

VECTOR!

Velocity Formula

Displacement/time with a direction to it (north, east, ...)

Average Velocity

total displacement/ total time

m/s is an example of a unit of displacement


Velocity


speed


distance

speed

m East is a unit of


Distance


Speed


Velocity


Displacement

displacement

cm/s East is a unit of


Distance


Displacement


Speed


Velocity

velocity

m is a unit of


Velocity


Distance


Speed


Displacement

distance

How do you find overall distance?

Add

How do you find Displacement?

Subtract

How does distance compare to displacement if an object changes directions?
equal


larger


smaller

equal

How does distance compare to displacement if an object changes directions?


equal


larger


smaller

larger

What is speed related to?


distance


displacement

distance

How do you find displacement?

First you find the Magnitude by using Pythag and creating a right triangle! then after that you can find velocity