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Distance

Key Stage 1

Meaning

Distance is how far away something is.

Singular Noun: Distance
Plural Noun: Distances

About Distance

Distance is usually measured with a ruler. Distance can also tell us the length, width or height of something. There are different units of distance you should know:

Examples

Birmingham is 160 kilometres away from London.
My classroom is 12 metres in length.
My table is 120 centimetres high.
My pencil is 9 millimetres wide.

Used in a Sentence

The distance between London and Birmingham is 160 kilometres.
The front of my classroom is a distance of 12 metres from the back of my classroom.
The distance between the floor and the top of my table is 120 centimetres.
One side of my pencil is a distance of 9 millimetres from the other side of my pencil.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Distance is how far something has travelled usually measured in metres.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Distance is a measure of how far something has travelled measured in metres.

About Distance

Distances may also be referred to as lengths.
Width, height and depth are a type of distance between the edges of an object.

There are several common units of distance:

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Distance is a scalar quantity representing the total length of a path between two points.

About Distance

Distance is a scalar because it has magnitude but not direction.
The SI Unit of distance is the metre.
Distances may also be referred to as lengths.
Width, height and depth are a type of distance between the edges or sides of an object.
Distance travelled is used, along with time, to calculate the speed of an object.

References

AQA

Distance, page 147, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQAd
Distance, page 178, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Distance, pages 208, 210, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Distance; on velocity-time graphs, pages 156, 157, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
Distance; on velocity-time graphs, pages 187, 188, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Edexcel

Distance, page 2, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel
Distance, page 286, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
Distance, pages 12, 14, 15, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Distance, pages 145, 147, 148, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Distance, pages 22, 23, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
Distance/time graphs, page 14, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Distance/time graphs, page 147, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Distance/time graphs, page 289, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
Distance/time graphs, page 5, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel
Distance/time graphs, pages 27, 28, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
Distance; braking distances, pages 49-52, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
Distance; stopping distances, pages 49-52, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
Distance; thinking distances, page 49, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
Distance; velocity/time graphs, page 31, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel

OCR

Distance; And displacement, pages 50, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
Distance; Calculations, pages 57, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
Distance; Distance-time graphs, pages 54-55, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
Distance; Measurement, pages 48, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR