Question

Distance is a _____ quantity while Displacement is _____quantity

Answer 1

Answer:

distance is a scalar quantity while displacement is a vector quantity.

Explanation:

Distance is generally a path travelled by a body without denoting the direction in which body travelled. So it is scalar.

Now, when we tends to find the shortest distance i. e displacement we needs to know the direction in which body travels. So it is vector

Answer 2

Answer: distance is scalar quantity

displacement is vector quantity