The technical difference is that speed has no direction but velocity has one.
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∙ 2011-08-30 02:59:57Velocity is speed with direction
velocity is speed with direction; velocity is a vector and speed is a scalar
The difference between an object's speed and an object's velocity is that the object's speed is how fast it is going, and the object's velocity is how many units of speed the object has traveled.
"Direction". The only difference between velocity and speed is that velocity is a vector while speed is a magnitude. Therefore, velocity has a direction, while speed does not.
The main difference between speed and velocity involves direction. Velocity involves an object moving in a particular direction.
Speed is what it is: speed. Velocity is speed in a given direction, a vector quantity.
The main difference between speed and velocity involves direction.
Velocity has a direction while speed doesn't. This is why we say that velocity is a vector quantity and speed a scalar quantity.
The main difference between speed and velocity involves direction. Velocity involves an object moving in a particular direction.
Speed is just a number; velocity includes information about the direction. In physical terms, speed is a scalar, whereas velocity is a vector.
Speed is just a number; velocity includes information about the direction. In physical terms, speed is a scalar, whereas velocity is a vector.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/The_difference_of_speed_and_velocity" The difference between speed and velocity is that speed is a scalar quantity(that have only magnitude) and velocity is a vector quantity(that have both magnitude and direction).