Science Common Sense

1108 - How does the position of an object relate to direction and distance?

Imagine you're giving someone directions to a park. To tell them where it is, you need to say where it is from your current position (direction) and how far it is (distance).

For example, 'The park is 5 blocks east of here' - 'east' tells the direction and '5 blocks' tells the distance.

So, the position of an object is like a point on a map that combines its direction and distance from a certain starting point, like where you are now.