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Displacement can be measured in any unit that measures distance but the SI unit is meters.
When talking about the displacement of a ship, it refers to the mass of water that the ship displaces. This is actually equal to the weight of the ship and is usually expressed in metric tons.
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What is the unit for displacement?
Displacement is measured in distance, so any measurement dealing with only distance will work. The SI units are meters.
How is cubic inch displacement detemined?
For engines, volume measured from top of cylinder to top of piston when at bottom of its stroke.
How is the volume of an irregular solid measured?
By using Archimedes principle which is by immersing the object in water and noting its displacement by its apparent loss of weight when suspended on a balance
What is an example of displacement in science?
Depending upon the field of science, at least 3 different meanings exist - Displacement is the shortest distance from a starting point to an end point. For example, if you run 150 metres along a road, to a shop, your displacement will be 150 metres. If you run back to your original starting point, your displacement will be 0 metres. If you then ran 30 metres in the opposite direction. Your displacement would be 30 metres. Displacement is the volume of a fluid that is moved (displaced) when an object is submersed within the fluid. Fluid displacement is used to measure the volume of an object of irregular shape. The fluid is measured before and after displacement to determine the object volume. In psychology, displacement refers to an unconscious defense mechanism where the mind redirects thoughts of a dangerous situation to a less dangerous or safe alternative.
How is distance and displacement the same?
The distance and displacement are the same when the displacement is parallel to itself or straight. Displacement is a vector and distance is a real number or scalar. If an object is displaced around a circle the displacement is zero and the distance is 2pi r.
How do you get displacement from a displacement graph?
To get displacement from a displacement graph, just look at the Y- axis for the particular time (displacement versus time). For the displacement graph, the Y-axis is usually displacement.
Volume can be measured by ------------ of water?
Displacement.
Is it height or displacement of ball that is measured in the distance of a six in cricket?
Of course it is the displacement.
Slope of a displacement time graph?
It is the instantaneous speed in the direction in which the displacement is measured.
What is commonly measured by length?
Distance, separation, displacement.
When would displacement equal to zero?
When the object, whose location is being measured, is at the reference point for measuring displacement.
Maximum displacement of a wave is measured by?
by hertz and amplitude
How are car engines sized?
By displacement, measured in cubic inches or liters.
What can be measured using water displacement?
Measuring to see if something is level.
What physical property can be measured using the water displacement method?
volume
Why is displacement of water an example of an indirect measurement?
Water displacement is a method to measure volume
How displacement has to do with roller coasters?
Roller coasters often have loops and turns that make their final displacement different than their final distance. But, if the roller-coaster is a loop, the displacement will obviously be 0. If the displacement is not 0, it is measured in meters.
