Vocabulary Quiz- (1D Motion) Wednesday Vector vs Scalar A vector is described by Most of the quantities used to describe motion can be categorized as either vectors or scalars. magnitude (size) and direction Example.. Where is Big Spring? 40 mi, East A scalar is described by magnitude (size) only Example…How fast is the speed limit? 70 mph Review A quantity that is ignorant of direction is referred to as a _________________. a. scalar quantity b. vector quantity a. scalar quantity 3. A quantity that is conscious of direction is referred to as a _________________. a. scalar quantity b. vector quantity B. vector quantity In which movie have you heard the word Vector? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKQdkS0qG3g Distance vs- Displacement I. Distance and Displacement 1) Distance and displacement are similar but different a) Distance is a scalar quantity which refers to “the amount of ground an object has covered" during its motion. b) Displacement is a vector quantity which refers to “the overall change in position of the object from start to finish”. You can think of it as the distance “the shortest distance that the crow flies”. What is the car’s distance, what is the car’s displacement? The car covered a distance of 25 km and a displacement of 10 km, East What distance did Tim travel? What was Tim’s displacment? Tim covered a distance of (3m + 4m) = 5 m and a displacement of 5 m, NE What is the distance the physics student travelled? What is their displacement? Example- A physics student walks 4 meters East, 2 meters South, 4 meters West, and finally 2 meters North. The student covered a distance of 12 m (4m + 2m + 4m +2 m) = 12 meters and has a displacement of O m Distance vs- Displacement A football coach paces back and forth along the sidelinesthe coach moves from position A to B to C to D. What is his distance covered and displacement? The coach covers a distance of (35 yds + 20 yds + 40 yds) = 95 yards and has a displacement of 55 yards, left. Review What is the distance and the displacement of the race car drivers in the Indy 500? The displacement of the cars is somewhere near 0 miles since they virtually finish where they started. Yet the successful cars have covered a distance of 500 miles. Review Is speed a vector or Scalar scalar? Is distance a vector or scalar? Is displacement a vector or scalar? Scalar Vector