Question

Which statements describe a situation with a displacement of zero? Check all that apply.traveling south for 30 miles, then turning west and traveling another 30 milesriding on a Ferris wheel whose entrance and exit are the samewalking around the block, starting from and ending at the same houseriding on an escalator from the bottom floor to the top floorrunning exactly one lap around a racetrack

Answer 1

Answer:

• riding on a Ferris wheel whose entrance and exit are the same

• walking around the block, starting from and ending at the same house

• running exactly one lap around a racetrack

Explanation:

Displacement simply means the.change in position of an object. In a situation whereby the initial and final position are thesame, the displacement will be zero.

The statements that describe a situation with a displacement of zero include:

• riding on a Ferris wheel whose entrance and exit are the same

• walking around the block, starting from and ending at the same house

• running exactly one lap around a racetrack