Question

Which of the following quantities have the dimensions of a distance? Check all that apply.

1) Mass
2) Time
3) Velocity
4) Force

Answer 1

Among the options given, only velocity has a direct relationship with distance as it represents displacement over time. Mass, time, and force do not have dimensions of distance.

Step-by-step explanation:

In physics, distance is a scalar quantity representing the interval between two points. Among the options given, velocity has the dimensions of a distance, but it is distance divided by time (usually symbolized as LT-1). None of the other options, which are mass, time, and force, directly have the dimension of distance, as mass is measured in kilograms (M), time in seconds (T), and force in newtons which is a composite of mass times acceleration (MLT-2). Velocity, on the other hand, is directly related to displacement over time, where displacement does have the dimensions of distance (L).