motion

Subdecks (5)

Cards (30)

  • Distance
    How far has been/has to be travelled (in m or km)
  • Displacement
    Straight line distance between the beginning and finishing point (in m or km). Includes direction (north, south, east, west, etc)
  • Average speed
    Measure of how fast something moves over its entire journey. Ignores stops and changes in speed.
  • Instantaneous speed
    The speed in a particular instance. An example is the speedometer in cars.