Distance and Displacement

Front

What is the equation for speed?

Back

s = d / t

Front

What is the term for an object moving at a constant speed in a straight line?

Back

constant velocity

Front

What is the term for the rate of change of velocity?

Back

acceleration

Front

What is the term for slowing down?

Back

negative acceleration

Front

What is a scalar that measures the total ground covered by an object during its motion?

Back

distance

Front

What is the rate of displacement called?

Back

velocity

Front

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Distance is a scalar quantity measuring total ground covered, while displacement is a vector quantity measuring the shortest path from the initial to the final position.

Front

What is the unit of speed in the metric system?

Back

meters per second (m/s)

Front

If an object travels 100 meters north and then 100 meters south, what is its displacement?

Back

0 meters

Front

What does a negative value for acceleration indicate?

Back

The object is slowing down.