Kinematics

Tonight my mom made Hamburger Helper for dinner. I made my plate of rice and hamburger and headed to the couch to sit and eat it when I realized that I had forgot to grab a fork. I stood up and walked 16 feet to the kitchen to grab a fork, then walked back 16 feet back to where I was sitting. The total distance traveled was about 32 feet. Distance is the total path length or how far. Even though the distance traveled was 32 feet, my displacement 0. Displacement is how far you went in relation to your starting point. Kinematics happens in all of our lives, that is why is a very important to learn more about it.