Distance, displacement, speed and velocity

    Cards (20)

    • What is a scalar?
      Something that only has magnitude
    • What are 3 examples of scalars?
      Speed, distance and mass (time, volume, density, temperature, energy)
    • What is a vector?
      Something that contains both magnitude and direction
    • What are 3 examples of a vector quantity?
      Velocity, displacement and weight (friction, force, momentum, acceleration)
    • What is speed meaning?
      How fast an object can go
    • What is the equation of speed?
      Speed= distance/time
    • speed?
      S=S =d/t d/t
    • What is velocity meaning?
      The speed and direction of an object
    • Two objects can have different velocities due to the direction, it can be a negative velocity and a positive velocity.
    • What is velocity equation?
      Velocity = displacement / time
    • What does it mean if an object travels back to its initial space?
      The displacement is 0m but the distance can be a magnitude
    • How do you calculate average speed / average velocity?
      Total displacement or total distance / total time
    • What is average walking speed?
      1.5 m/s
    • What is average running speed?
      3 m/s
    • What is average cycling speed?
      6 m/s
    • What is average car speed?
      25 m/s
    • What is average train speed?
      55 m/s
    • What is average aeroplane speed?
      250 m/s
    • What is average sound waves in Air?
      330 m/s
    • What factors affect wind speed?
      Temperature, atmospheric pressure and obstacles (e.g buildings)