Question

The distance between an object and a reference point is the object's what?

Answer 1

Displacement is the distance and direction of an object's change in position from a reference point. Suppose a runner jogs to the 50-m mark and then turns around and runs back to the 20-m mark.

Answer 2

Displacement

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between an object and a certain reference point is called displacement. This is not to be confused with distance, which represents the total distance the object has travelled to get a certain point, regardless of how long it is. Displacement always represents the shortest distance (a straight line) between the initial and final points.