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You have a velocity when both a speed and a direction is specified. This kind of magnitude is known as a "vector" - that is, when it is relevant to state a direction, as well as a magnitude, we speak about "vectors".

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What two pieces of information is needed to make change?

Speed and velocity


How does a change in speed change velocity?

due to acceleration the speed and velocity will change automatically


Is a change in speed a change in velocity?

Yes, a change in speed can also be a change in velocity if the direction of the object's motion also changes. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction, so any change in speed or direction will result in a change in velocity.


Can a change in velocity always indicate a change in speed?

Velocity has direction as well as magnitude. Speed only has magnitude. So the velocity of something can change without its speed changing. This is what is happening when something is going in a circle.


Why a change in speed of the rover might not effect its velocity?

A change in speed may not affect the velocity of the rover if the change in speed happens in a direction perpendicular to the current velocity vector. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction, so changes in speed alone may not affect the overall velocity if the direction remains constant.


Can you have constant speed but change in velocity?

Yes, you can have constant speed but change in velocity if the direction of motion changes. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. So, even if the speed remains constant, if the direction changes, the velocity changes.


What makes velocity different from acceleration?

Acceleration is the change of speed upward. Velocity is any speed, in a fixed direction. So the diference, is that in speed; the direction can change, but the speed remain constant. Only if it moves faster or slower dose the speed change. So in velocity, if the speed, or the direction change, then the velocity changes.


Can you be accelerating if you are traveling at constant speed?

Velocity is speed in a certain direction. You can keep speed the same, and if you change direction then you have changed velocity.


Does speed change with velocity?

If the velocity changes, the speed may, or may not, change. The velocity can be thought of as having two components: a speed, and a direction. It is possible to change only the direction, for example, when an object moves in a circle at a constant speed. In this case, the velocity changes, but the speed does not.


What is the difference between speed velocity acceleration?

Speed is the rate of change in distance, whereas velocity is speed and direction of travel. Acceleration is the change in velocity (including direction).


Can velocity speed up an object?

Well velocity is basically the same thing as speed but with direction (velocity can be negative or positive and speed is always positive). l velocity l = speed So a change in velocity means a change in speed.


When you change speed and direction you are changing what?

When you change speed and direction, you are changing your velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. So when you modify either speed, direction, or both, you are altering your velocity.