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Velocity is a speed and its direction.
-- "30 miles per hour" is a speed
-- "30 miles per hour north" is a velocity
-- "30 mph north" and "30 mph east" are equal speeds but different velocities.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen a direction is specified, it is called velocity. When the direction is not specified, it is called a speed. (That's the difference between a vector and a scalar.)
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How does velocity differ from speed?
Velocity indicates direction in addition to speed.
How does velocity differ from acceleration?
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.
How velocity and speed differ from each other?
Velocity is a vector measurement, it has both a speed quantity, but also includes direction. Speed is a scalar measurement, it only concerns with the how fast the object is moving, not its direction
What is the biggest difference between speed and velocity?
velocity is speed with direction; velocity is a vector and speed is a scalar
Diffetiate speed and velocity?
Speed has no direction, velocity does.
How does velocity differ from speed?
Velocity indicates direction in addition to speed.
How does velocity differ from acceleration?
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.
How velocity and speed differ from each other?
Velocity is a vector measurement, it has both a speed quantity, but also includes direction. Speed is a scalar measurement, it only concerns with the how fast the object is moving, not its direction
When measuring two different velocities if the time interval of measurement is the same for both what will differ?
I would think direction since velocity is a vector. Could also be speed. Speed is just a rate, velocity has speed and a direction. Short answer: direction with a speed caveat to account for the ambiguity in the question.
What is the biggest difference between speed and velocity?
velocity is speed with direction; velocity is a vector and speed is a scalar
What is speed in a given direction is called?
Speed in a given direction is velocity.
Is velocity the speed of a wave?
Velocity and speed are not synonyms.
Diffetiate speed and velocity?
Speed has no direction, velocity does.
Are speed and velocity different?
SPEED has the speed only; while VELOCITY has the direction and the speed.
How is velocity same from instantaneous speed?
Instantaneous speed is the magnitude of the velocity. Velocity also states the [direction] of the speed.
What is fastest recorded speed of an earthquake?
Seismic wave velocity is mostly dependent on the material they travel through (things like magnitude do not affect wave velocity). As the earth is relatively uniform, there is virtually no deviation in earthquake 'speed'. (Wave velocity will differ depending on phase, depth, etc. - but that's different.)
What is speed in a given direction?
Speed in a given direction is called velocity.
