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  • 02-02-2017
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What is the difference between distance and displacement?

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Marshall2k18
Marshall2k18 Marshall2k18
  • 02-02-2017
distance is a length you can travel while displacement is space. like you have a cup of water... if you put ice in it the water moves up because the ice displaced some of the water
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