b. Mars
c. the Moon
d. Polaris
What is the distance an object would be from Earth if its parallax were one arcsecond?
a. a parsec
b. a light-year
c. an arcminute
d. an angular diameter
Answer: 140 m
Explanation:
Let's begin by stating clear that motiont is the change of position of a body at a certain time. So, during this motion, the balloon will have a trajectory and a displacement, being both different:
The trajectory is the path followed by the body, the distance it travelled (is a scalar quantity).
The displacement is the distance in a straight line between the initial and final position (is a vector quantity).
So, according to this, the distance the balloon traveled during the first 45 s (its trajectory) is 140 m.
But, if we talk about displacement, we have to draw a straight line between the initial position of the balloon (point 0) to its final position (point 90 m). Being its displacement 95 m.