Physics - Unit 1 - Distance and Displacement

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What type of quantity is distance?

Back

Scalar

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What does distance refer to?

Back

How much ground an object has covered during its motion

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What type of quantity is displacement?

Back

Vector

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Displacement

Back

How far your ending point is from your starting point

Front

What is the formula for displacement?

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Displacement = (Final Position) - (Initial Position)

Front

What does the odometer in your car track?

Back

The distance your car has traveled

Front

What is x?

Back

75 m

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Can you drive your car in such a way that the distance it covers is greater than the magnitude of its displacement?

Back

Yes, if you do not drive in a straight line

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Can you drive your car in such a way that the distance it covers is equal to the magnitude of its displacement?

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Yes, if you drive in a straight line

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Can you drive your car in such a way that the distance it covers is less than the magnitude of its displacement?

Back

No