Distance and displacement

Physics (Combined Science) · GCSE · AQA · AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) — Physics — Foundation · Specification point · 6.5.4.1.1 · Forces · Forces and motion

Distance and displacement

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6.5.4.1.1 Distance and displacement

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$Distance is how far an object moves. Distance does not involve direction. Distance is a scalar quantity. Displacement includes both the distance an object moves, measured in a straight line from the start point to the finish point and the direction of that straight line. Displacement is a vector quantity. Students should be able to express a displacement in terms of both the magnitude and direction.$	$MS 1, 3c Throughout this section (Forces and motion), students should be able to use ratios and proportional reasoning to convert units and to compute rates.$

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Distance is how far an object moves. Distance does not involve direction. Distance is a scalar quantity. Displacement includes both the distance an object moves, measured in a straight line from the start point to the finish point and the direction of that straight line. Displacement is a vector quantity. Students should be able to express a displacement in terms of both the magnitude and direction.

MS 1, 3c Throughout this section (Forces and motion), students should be able to use ratios and proportional reasoning to convert units and to compute rates.

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