What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Distance is total path length; displacement is straight-line distance.

How is speed different from acceleration?

Speed is distance change rate; acceleration is velocity change rate.

Motion with horizontal and vertical components analyzed separately.

Graphs show acceleration, velocity, and displacement relationships.

Displacement is the vector from initial to final position.

Displacement and distance are distinct concepts in physics: while distance represents the total path covered by an object, displacement refers to the straight-line distance between the initial and final positions, unaffected by the actual path taken.
Projectile motion analysis involves separately examining the horizontal and vertical components of an object's motion, where acceleration in the horizontal direction is zero, and in the vertical direction, it is a constant 9.8 m/s² downwards. This dual-component analysis is crucial for understanding the complete trajectory of objects in motion.

What is the difference between distance and displacement?
Distance is total path length; displacement is straight-line distance.
How is speed different from acceleration?
Speed is distance change rate; acceleration is velocity change rate.
What is projectile motion?
Motion with horizontal and vertical components analyzed separately.
How are graphs used in analyzing motion?
Graphs show acceleration, velocity, and displacement relationships.
How is displacement calculated in physics?
Displacement is the vector from initial to final position.

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Kinematics in AP Physics 1 focuses on object motion without considering causes.
Vectors have magnitude and direction, represented by a number and unit.
Scalars lack direction, only having magnitude, shown as a number and unit.
Position in physics is tracked on a coordinate system like an XY plane.
Distance is the path length traveled, while displacement is the straight-line distance.
Displacement is a vector pointing from initial to final position, unaffected by path.
Distance and displacement differ; distance is the total path length, displacement is the straight-line distance.
Both distance and displacement are measured in meters.
Speed is the rate of distance change, measured in meters per second.
Acceleration is the rate of velocity change, calculated by change in velocity over time.

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Average speed can be used to calculate displacement by considering a constant speed throughout the motion.
Objects in projectile motion have both horizontal and vertical components that must be analyzed separately.
In the horizontal direction, acceleration is zero, while in the vertical direction, it is constantly 9.8 m/s² downwards.
Velocity in the X direction remains constant due to zero acceleration, while in the Y direction, velocity changes with the 9.8 m/s² acceleration.
Graphs of acceleration show zero acceleration in the X direction and -9.8 m/s² in the Y direction.
Velocity graphs show constant velocity in the X direction and changing velocity in the Y direction.
Displacement in the Y direction is zero if the object returns to its initial height, while displacement in the X direction is determined by the area under the velocity graph.
Position graphs show increasing X position and a parabolic Y position graph for projectile motion, with slopes indicating velocity and areas under the curve representing displacement.