What is the difference between distance and displacement?
Distance/Displacement/Speed/Velocity

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Distance is the total path length traveled, while displacement is the shortest straight line from the starting point to the endpoint.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Define speed.
Back
Speed is the rate at which an object covers distance, calculated as speed = distance/time.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is velocity?
Back
Velocity is the speed of an object in a specific direction, calculated as velocity = displacement/time.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the formula for calculating distance?
Back
Distance = Speed x Time.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If a runner completes a 400 meter lap and returns to the starting point, what is their displacement?
Back
0 meters.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does a flat line on a distance-time graph indicate?
Back
The object is not moving.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does a steeper slope on a distance-time graph represent?
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A higher speed.
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