Which of the following is a vector quantity?

distance

time

displacement

speed

1 answer

Displacement is the vector quantity among the options provided.

  • Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to how much ground an object has covered during its motion, regardless of its starting or ending point.
  • Time is also a scalar quantity, measuring the duration of an event.
  • Speed is a scalar quantity that measures how fast an object is moving, regardless of its direction.

In contrast, displacement is a vector quantity because it describes the change in position of an object and includes both the magnitude and the direction of that change.