Distance vs. Displacement

What do you call the shortest distance between the starting point to the end point covered by a motion?

• Distance

• Magnitude

• Displacement

• Vector

Displacement is distance combined with

• direction

• speed

• velocity

• magnitude

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

• Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.

• distance

• displacement

• motion

• donkey

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

• 1 mile forward

• 13 miles

• 3 miles forward

• 1 mile

A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.

• True, they are both ONLY 84 meters.

• False, the displacement would be 84 meters forward and distance would only be 84 meters.

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

The total length of the PATH of motion is best described as____.

• distance

• displacement

• motion

• donkey