| A | B |
|---|
| distance | the total length of the path that an object travels |
| displacement | the shortest length between an object's start & endpoint as well as the direction of the motion |
| scalar quantity | quantity described by only a number |
| vector quantity | quantity described by a number & a direction |
| zero | your displacement if you end where you began |
| false | distance and displacement are ALWAYS equal |
| true | you can walk for 10 seconds & still have zero displacement |
| 20 m, west | my displacement if I walk 40 m, west & 20 m, east |
| 60 miles | my distance if I walk in a square with sides of 15 miles each |
| 5 m, east | my displacement if I walk 10 m east, & 5 m back to the west |
| 100 miles | my distance if I travel 50 miles to work and 50 miles back home |
| equal | if you walk in a straight line and never change directions, your distance & displacement will be... |
