Question

You are camping and ask the ranger for the directions to a nearby waterfall. He tells you to go 400 meters north and then 400 meters east. You will have traveled about 570 meters northeast from where you started. What is another name for this measurement?

A. length
B. location
C. distance
D. displacement

Answer 1

That measurement is your "displacement".

It's the distance and direction from your starting point to your ending point, without mentioning anything about the route you took on the way.

Answer 2

The another name for this measurement is distance.

(C) is correct option.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

He goes to 400 meters in north then 400 meter in east.

He will have traveled about 570 meter northeast.

We need to find the another name of this measurement

Distance :

The amount of the space between two things. it is called distance.

So, we can say that he covered the distance is 570 meter.

Hence, The another name for this measurement is distance.