Question

Which statement correctly classifies distance and displacement?

Both distance and displacement are scalar quantities.

Both distance and displacement are vector quantities.

Distance is a scalar quantity, and displacement is a vector quantity.

Distance is a vector quantity, and displacement is a scalar quantity.

Answer 1

for distance in your car you only need an odometer
for displacement you also need a compass
vectors have magnitude (like distance in miles), and direction, (like north).
If you go north 10 miles then south 10 miles your distance is 20 but your displacement is ZERO