Displacement

The video explains displacement as a vector quantity, highlighting its characteristics of having both magnitude and direction. It uses a car journey example to differentiate between total distance traveled and displacement, illustrating how a car driving 400 meters east and then 300 meters south results in a displacement of 500 meters in a southeast direction.

What is a key characteristic of a vector quantity?

• It has neither magnitude nor direction.

• It has both magnitude and direction.

• It has only direction.

• It has only magnitude.

If a car travels 400 meters east and then 300 meters south, what is the total distance covered?

• 300 meters

• 400 meters

• 700 meters

• 500 meters

In the car journey example, what is the displacement of the car?

• 500 meters in a southeast direction

• 700 meters in a northeast direction

• 400 meters east

• 300 meters south

How does displacement differ from distance?

• Displacement considers direction, while distance does not.

• Displacement and distance are the same.

• Displacement is a scalar quantity, while distance is a vector quantity.

• Distance considers direction, while displacement does not.

What is the direction of the car's displacement in the example?

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northeast