Question

What is the major difference between distance and displacement?

Options

• Distance is always longer

• Distance has no direction, displacement does

• Distance is a vector

• They use different units

Answer 1

Distance has no direction, displacement does

Explanation:

• Distance is a scalar, it tells you how much ground is covered, but not in which direction.
• Displacement is a vector, it tells you the straight-line change in position with direction.