Distance and Displacement
Distance and Displacement: Overview
This topic sheds light on the concept of distance along with its formula and unit. It briefs the relation between distance, speed and time. We will also learn about displacement with the aid of examples and activities.
Important Questions on Distance and Displacement
List the difference between distance and displacement.
Can you give some examples, where the displacement of the object is zero?
As shown in figure given below, a point traverses the curved path. Draw the displacement vector from given points A to B.
Distance can have positive and negative values.
What is the displacement of the body if it returns to the same point from where it started? Give one example from daily life.
Can displacement be negative? Compare displacement with simple linear motion.
A body travels a distance of towards East, then towards North and finally towards East. What is the resultant displacement?
If on a round trip you travel and then arrive back home what is your final displacement?
In which of the following cases of motion, the distance moved and the magnitude of displacement are equal?
