Distance and Displacement

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Distance and Displacement: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Distance, Unit of Distance and Rate of Change of Position etc.

Important Questions on Distance and Displacement

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Look at the below image of right angle triangle ABC.

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 Find the distance and displacement from A to C, if  AB= 4 km and BC= 3 km?

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What is the formula of distance and displacement?

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Calculate the time taken by light to pass through a nucleus of diameter 1.56×10-16 m. (Take the speed of light to be c=3×108 m/s).

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What is the formula of distance?

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List the units used for measurement of distance.

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Why large distances do not use metres or kilometres in measurement?

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The symbol 'au' is used to represent which unit in astronomy?

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It is convenient to express the distance between heavenly bodies in kilometres.

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List two units used for the measurement of distances between heavenly bodies.

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Why are the distances between heavenly bodies are not expressed in the units of meters or kilometres?

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Which of these is true?

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A boy sees the lightning in a thunderstorm 5 seconds before he hears the thunder. If sound travels at 340 m/s in the air, how far away (in meters) is the thunderstorm?

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A train takes 6 hours to reach Indore from Delhi. If it moves with the speed of 70 km/h and the distance between Indore and Delhi is D km, then find the value of D.

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How far would a roadrunner go travelling at a speed of 35 m/s in 700 s?

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A car moves with a speed of 40 km/h for 15 min and then with a Speed of 60 km/h for the next 15 min. The total distance covered by the car is

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A train takes 6 hours to reach Punjab from Delhi. If it moves with the speed of 70 km/h find the distance between Punjab and Delhi.

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The distance between two cities is measured in kilometer.  

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The distance travelled in unit time by an object is called its _____.

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A man covers a total distance of 900 km on his motor bike with an average speed of 45 km/h. How much time does he take?