Distance vs Displacement
Presentation
•
Physics
•
6th - 12th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Medium
Adam Morris
Used 69+ times
FREE Resource
5 Slides • 2 Questions
1
Distance vs Displacement
Introduction to Kinetmatics (science of motion)
2
Distance
Distance is the total length traveled by an object.
This guy goes up 3m + right 5m + down 3m + left 5m
Distance = 3m + 5m + 3m + 5m = 16m
3
Displacement
Difference between start and finish
In this example he starts at A and ends at A
Because he hasn't gone anywhere his displacement is ZERO meters
4
5
Multiple Choice
6
Multiple Choice
7
Distance vs Displacement
Introduction to Kinetmatics (science of motion)
Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 7
SLIDE
