Distance & Displacement

Front

Which of the following describes distance and displacement correctly?

Back

The blue arrow shows displacement and the orange arrows show distance

Front

Displacement is distance combined with

Back

direction

Front

The starting point you choose to describe the location, or position of an object

Back

Reference Point

Front

An object's distance in a certain direction from a reference point

Back

position

Front

Length of path between two points

Back

Distance

Front

The object's overall change in position

Back

Displacement

Front

What is a difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in.