Question

Write 5 differences between distance and displacement .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance:

• The actual length of path travelled by a moving body is respective of time is called distance.
• distance is a scalar quantity.
• it is measured by odometer.
• its unit is metre.
• it is denoted by S.

Displacement:

• the change in the position of a moving body in a particular direction is called its displacement.
• it is not measured.
• its unit is metre.
• it is denoted by D or X.
• it is a vector quantity.