m2 distance displacement

Put the physical quantities into their correct categories.

Groups:

(a) vector

,

(b) scalar

• speed

• weight

• mass

• force

• displacement

• temperature

• time

• velocity

What is the total distance covered by a student walking from point A to point B?

What is the magnitude of the displacement of a student who walks from point A to point B?

Organise these characteristics into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) Distance

,

(b) Displacement

• symbol s (→)

• always positive (or zero)

• vector

• shortest straight-line distance from the initial to the final position

• magnitude and direction

• total length of the path traveled by an object

• scalar

• magnitude only

• symbol d or s

• can be positive or negative (or zero)

What is the total distance covered by a student who moves from position A to position B, then to position C?

• • -2 m

• 2 m

• 4 m

• 6 m

What is the displacement of a student who moves from position A to position B, then to position C?

• • -2 m

• 2 m

• 4 m

• 6 m