Differentiate between the following quantities:
Answer variants:
positive
initial and final positions.
shortest distance from initial to final position
scalar quantity
positive, negative, or zero
total path length travelled
actual path taken
vector quantity
| Distance | Displacement |
| Distance is the | Displacement is the |
| It is a | It is |
| Distance is always | Displacement can be |
| Distance depends on the | Displacement depends only on the |