Question

Distinguish between distance and displacement.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion. Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position.

Answer 2

Distance :-

• It is the actual path length covered by a body.

• It is a scalar quantity.

• It cannot be negative.

Displacement:-

• It is the shortest distance between final and initial position of the body.

• It is a vector quantity.

• It can be negative, zero or positive.