MOTION: Distance and Displacement

1. Which of the following statements greatly describe motion?

• A. Motion is the product of force and displacement.

• B.   Motion is the displacement of the body with respect to the final position.

• C.  Motion is the summation of the distance cover by the body in each time.

• D. Motion is the change of position of the body with respect to the starting point.

2. Which of the following statements differentiate distance from displacement?

• A. Distance has magnitude while displacement has direction

• B. Distance has both magnitude and direction while displacement has magnitude only

•       C. Distance has magnitude while displacement has both magnitude and direction

•   D. Distance has both magnitude and direction the same with displacement

3. Displacement is ________

•       A. Scalar Quantity                           

• B. Vector Quantity                         

• C. Base Quantity

• D. Derived Quantity

A car travelled south-west for 20 miles depicts

• A. Distance                                      

• B. Displacement

5. Refer to the illustration

• A. The magnitude of distance and displacement are equal

• B. The magnitude of distance and displacement are not equal

• C. The magnitude of displacement increases twice