Question

Help with physics definitions?

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

Okay. I thought it would be scalar but I guess I get them mixed up.

Answer 3

I disagree with @sidsiddhartha over the answer of Question 4. In my opinion, Question 5 is a vector, since it's displacement, which has both a direction, and a magnitude, the two fundamental properties of a vector..

Answer 4

Yes, and BOTH have units :)

Answer 5

Yeah... Seee, I knew something was off there.

Answer 6

Question 1 is the classic definition of distance, which is the length of the total path covered by an object or a particle, not just the distance b/w two points. Do you need any help here? Displacement and distance is confusing.

Answer 7

I always get scalar and vector mixed up and distance and displacement.

Answer 8

Accordingly, Question 2 is the classic definition of... displacement! The change of position or the distance between two points [the end point and the start point] IRRESPECTIVE of distance covered by the particle.

@gingerbby_ , to explain distance and displacement, you could go have a look at this question, I've explained it quite nicely here : http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/5411fb25e4b08b11f1310900

Answer 9

Can you figure out the rest on your own?

Answer 10

Yes, thank you!