The actual length of the path travelled by a body, respective of its direction of motion is called :

displacement

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distance

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speed

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velocity

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Solution

The correct option is B
distance

Explanation for the correct option(s)
Distance is the total length of the path covered by a moving body irrespective of the direction.
Distance has only magnitude.
It can never be negative.
Distance is a physical quantity that has only magnitude and no direction is called a scalar quantity.
Explanation for the incorrect option(s)
Displacement: It is shortest distance between initial and final point.
Speed: Speed of an object is the magnitude of the rate of change of its position with time.
Velocity: Velocity is defined as a vector quantity of the rate and direction of motion.
Thus, the actual length of the path traveled by a body, respective to its direction of motion is called distance.
Hence, option (B) is correct.

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(a) Work is measured as a product of ....................... and ..................

(b) The work done on a body moving in a circular path is .....................

(c) 1 joule is the work done when a force of one ............. moves an object through a distance of one.................. in the direction of .....................

(d) The ability of a body to do work is called .................... The ability of a body to do work because of its motion is called .................

(e) The sum of the potential and kinetic energies of a body is called ......... energy.

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1. A motion that repeats itself at equal intervals of time is called .................... (periodic motion/pendulum).
2. Motion is the change in the position of a body with respect to ...................(distance/time).
3. The slope of the distance-time graph of a body gives its .................... (speed/distance travelled).
4. If the speed of a body is zero, its distance-time graph will be a straight line parallel to the .................... (distance/time) axis.
5. A curved distance-time graph represents .................... (uniform/non-uniform) motion.

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Explanation for the correct option(s)	Distance is the total length of the path covered by a moving body irrespective of the direction. Distance has only magnitude. It can never be negative. Distance is a physical quantity that has only magnitude and no direction is called a scalar quantity.
Explanation for the incorrect option(s)	Displacement: It is shortest distance between initial and final point. Speed: Speed of an object is the magnitude of the rate of change of its position with time. Velocity: Velocity is defined as a vector quantity of the rate and direction of motion.