Question

question 1 (1 point) suppose that an object travels from one point in space to another. make a comparison between the displacement and the distance traveled. the displacement is either greater than or equal to the distance traveled. the displacement is always equal to the distance traveled. the displacement is either less than or equal to the distance traveled. the displacement can be either greater than, smaller than, or equal to the distance traveled.

Explanation:

Displacement is the straight-line shortest distance between an object's starting and ending positions, a vector quantity. Distance traveled is the total length of the path the object took, a scalar quantity. For straight-line motion in one direction, displacement equals distance. For any non-straight path, distance traveled is longer than the magnitude of displacement. So displacement is never greater than distance traveled.

Answer:

The displacement is either less than or equal to the distance traveled.