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_________ is amount of “ground” an object moves from its starting point and __________ is how much “ground” and object covers in total.

Question options:


Displacement, distance


Speed, displacement


Distance, displacement


Movement, distance

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The correct answer is C.

User Sebastian Thomas
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I believe the question talks about displacement and distance. The difference of the two is that displacement is the linear distance or shortest distance drawn from the starting point until the final point while distance is the whole trip that is covered, so the answer is:

Displacement, distance

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