Question

Diffentiate between:1.distance n displacement
2.speed n velocity

Answer 1

distance is a scalar quantity

displacement is a vector quantity

Answer 2

1.In distance and displacement

1.Distance is the length of path which is taken by a body

2.Distance cannot be zero

3.Distance cannot be negative

4.Distance has no dìrection

1.Displacement is the shortest distance between Intial point and Final point

2.Displacement may be zero

3.Displacement may be negative

4.Dispalcement has direction

2.In speed and velocity

1.Distance covered by a body in unit time is called speed

2.It is scalar quantity

3.It is denoted by s

1.Distance covered by a body in unit time in a fixed direction is called velocity

2.It is vectar quantity

3.It is denoted by v