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)