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Q: Why velocity may be zero but speed cannot be zero?
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Can a particle in one dimensional with zero speed may have non zero velocity?

There are fundamental errors in the question. A particle is three dimentional and cannot exist in a one dimentional universe, nor can velocity.


How is velocity of zero different from an acceleration of zero?

Velocity basically means how fast you are going. Acceleration means how much your speed is increasing. So if there is zero velocity that means the object is not moving. If there is zero acceleration, that means that the speed is not increasing but there is actual speed and the object is not increasing it's speed what ever that may be.


What is the velocity if acceleration is zero?

velocity may be zero or may not be zero i.e. if the object may continue to move with uniform velocity.


If an object has zero acceleration what two things could be true about its velocity?

The velocity does not change direction or magnitude. The object 1) may not be moving, or it 2) may be moving at a constant velocity. In the case of the latter, that means it's moving in the same direction and at a constant speed.


Zero velocity what is it?

This means an object is at rest, at least relative to a certain frame of reference. For example, the object may be laying, not rolling, on the ground, and will remain at zero velocity until another force acts on it, or may be an object that was thrown straight up and is being slowed down and pulled back down by gravity, which will reach a velocity of 0 instantaneously and then begin to fall back down. This always happens at the object's maximum height.

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Why is the velocity 0 when your speed is constant?

It's not. If you speed is constant (but not zero), then your velocity won't be zero, either.You may be confusing this with the following: If your VELOCITY (not your speed) is constant, then your ACCELERATION is zero. Acceleration refers to how quickly velocity changes, so if velocity doesn't change at all, acceleration is zero.


Can a particle in one dimensional with zero speed may have non zero velocity?

There are fundamental errors in the question. A particle is three dimentional and cannot exist in a one dimentional universe, nor can velocity.


How is velocity of zero different from an acceleration of zero?

Velocity basically means how fast you are going. Acceleration means how much your speed is increasing. So if there is zero velocity that means the object is not moving. If there is zero acceleration, that means that the speed is not increasing but there is actual speed and the object is not increasing it's speed what ever that may be.


What is the velocity if acceleration is zero?

velocity may be zero or may not be zero i.e. if the object may continue to move with uniform velocity.


What is the acceleration if velocity is zero?

velocity may be zero or may not be zero i.e. if the object may continue to move with uniform velocity.


If an object has zero acceleration what two things could be true about its velocity?

The velocity does not change direction or magnitude. The object 1) may not be moving, or it 2) may be moving at a constant velocity. In the case of the latter, that means it's moving in the same direction and at a constant speed.


What would be the velocity of ball which is thrown by the man who running at the speed equal to the velocity of light?

As velocity never exceeds the velocity of light.... so i hope a man running with the velocity of light will not be able to throw a ball with any velocity.......... we may get the maximum n minimum velocity with which that can be thrown mathematically that we may get it to be zero................


What are the conditions of an object to stay at rest to keep on moving at constant velocity or to move with increasing velocity?

If the sum of all forces on an object is zero, then the object remains in constant velocity. Constant velocity means motion in a straight line at a constant speed. "Rest" is just constant velocity with a speed of zero. If the sum of all forces on an object is NOT zero, then the object's velocity must change. The change may consist of speeding up, slowing down, or turning in a different direction. If the sum of the forces is in the same direction as the object's motion, then the object must speed up.


Zero velocity what is it?

This means an object is at rest, at least relative to a certain frame of reference. For example, the object may be laying, not rolling, on the ground, and will remain at zero velocity until another force acts on it, or may be an object that was thrown straight up and is being slowed down and pulled back down by gravity, which will reach a velocity of 0 instantaneously and then begin to fall back down. This always happens at the object's maximum height.


What is the difference between speed and velocity-?

Speed is simply how fast something is moving. Velocity is the rate that the object changes position. Imaging taking one step forward and one step back. The speed at which you do this may be 2 miles per hour but the velocity is zero because there is no change in position.


Why at the highest point is the change in velocity zero?

Note - the vertical velocity is zero ... there may be considerable horizontal velocity. And vertical velocity is zero because the object is going neither up nor down.


How do speed and velocity relate to acceleration?

Acceleration refers to the rate of change of velocity - how quickly velocity changes. In symbols: dv/dt. When the velocity changes, the speed may, or may not, change. For example, if an object moves in a circle at a uniform speed, its velocity is changing, but its speed is not.