Section 1 Distance and Displacement Chapter 11 Motion Section 1 Distance and Displacement

Practice Questions 1. How many m are in 28 Km? 2. Rearrange the following equation to solve for d ; v = d/t 3. What are the SI units for distance and time?

Frame of Reference How fast are you moving right now? Earth is moving at 1000 mph If you are sitting in a desk you are not moving at all compared to the person next to you. In a car you may be moving at 55 km/hr compared to the world around you, but compared to the person sitting across from you, you’re not moving.

Frame of Reference Frame of Reference- is a system of objects that are not moving with respect to each other.

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Relative Motion How fast you are moving also depends on your relative motion. Relative motion- is movement in relation to a frame of reference. Compared to the people in the seat of the car next to you, you are not moving. Compared to the people on the side of the road you are traveling at 55 km/hr

Distance Distance- length of a path between two points. Remember to use appropriate units when measuring distance.

Displacement Displacement is the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point and the direction from starting point to ending point. Example- distance- I walked 5 blocks Example- displacement- I walked 5 blocks north

Displacement as a Vector on a straight line Vector- is a quantity that has magnitude (a number) and direction. You can find displacement using vector addition. Ex. 5 blocks East then 4 more blocks East. Ex. 5 blocks East then 2 blocks back West. 5 blocks 4 blocks + 5 blocks 2 blocks +

Displacement not along a straight line If you graph the total distance and draw a straight line from the starting point to the finishing point you can find the total displacement