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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Distance :

1. distance travelled by a body is defined as the actual length of the path travelled by the body irrespective of its drection of motion.

2. Distance is a scalar quantity.

3. Distance is always taken as positive.

4. distance travelled by a body changes according to the path of the body.

Displacement :-

1. Displacement of a body is define as the shortest distance from initial to final position of the body.

2. Displacement is a vector quantily.

3. displacement can be positive, negative or zero.

4.Displacement of body does not depend on its path, but depends only on its initial and dinal positions.