Question

What does the term 'distance traveled by a body' refer to?

A. The displacement of the body
B. The time taken by the body to travel
C. The speed of the body in motion
D. The length of the path taken by the body from its initial to final position

Answer 1

Distance traveled refers to the measurement of the total length of the path taken by a body from its initial to final position, while displacement refers to the measurement of the straight-line distance between the initial and final positions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Measurement of the total length of your path from the starting position to the final position gives the distance traveled, and the measurement from your initial position to your final position is the displacement. Use distance to describe the total path between starting and ending points, and use displacement to describe the shortest path between starting and ending points.