http://www.ck12.org Chapter 4. Motion and Forces
FIGURE 4.3
For a video explaining how to find map distances, including curved distances, go to this URL: http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=t-ckG3ncM8E
MEDIA
Click image to the left for use the URL below.
URL: http://www.ck12.org/flx/render/embeddedobject/82422Summary
- Distance is the length of the route between two points.
- The SI unit for distance is the meter.
- The scale of a map can be used to find the distance between different locations.
Vocabulary
- distance: Length of the route between two points.
Explore More
Find an online map tool, like the one at the following URL, that calculates the distance between any two points you
select. Make a list of several pairs of locations between which you want to know the distance. Use the map scale
to estimate the distance between locations in each pair. Then use the tool to find the actual distances. http://www.f
reemaptools.com/measure-distance.htm
Review
- Define distance.