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Distance, displacement, and vectors

Distance, displacement, and vectors

Journey diagram showing a start point, a finish point between the start and turn-around point, a 40 m east path, a 15 m west return, total distance of 55 m, and displacement of 25 m east

Distance is the total path length travelled, so it is a scalar. Displacement is the straight-line change from start to finish with direction, so it is a vector.

Forces and motion Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Combined Science
  3. /Forces and motion

Step-by-step lessons on AQA GCSE Combined Science Forces and motion. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.