The ratio of displacement to distance can not be___________?
Correct answer: C. Greater than one
- A. Equal to one
- B. Less than one
- C. Greater than one
- D. All are possible
Explanation
The magnitude of displacement can never exceed the distance travelled, so displacement/distance is always at most 1. It may equal 1 for straight-line motion in one direction or be less than 1 for a changing path, making greater than 1 impossible.
Last updated
About Displacement and Velocity
Displacement is the directed change in position, while velocity is the rate of change of displacement and includes both magnitude and direction. The topic connects position-time and velocity-time graphs with average and instantaneous values, and distinguishes displacement from distance and velocity from speed.
Practise Force and Motion
1,416 free Force and Motion MCQs from Physics, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask Physics questions like this
Physics is on 13 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.