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How is speed of a body related its velocity?

Part of every velocity is a speed. Speed is the size of the velocity.But the velocity also has a direction, which the speed doesn't.'30 mph North' and '30 mph West' are the same speed but different velocity.


Can speed change the velocity of an object?

Speed is measured in m/s. Velocity is measured in m/s IN A SPECIFIC DIRECTION. You may be driving at 4 mph north, or at 5 mph at 330˚, and your velocity in the northern direction will still be 4 mph. In this example, your speed is different, but your velocity is the same. Thus even if speed remains constant, but its direction changes, your velocity will be different.


Are they the same or they different the speed and velocity?

Speed and velocity are related but different. Speed is a scalar quantity that measures how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction of motion. Therefore, velocity gives information about the speed and the direction of motion.


What is different between speed and velocity?

Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving, whereas velocity is a vector quantity that refers to both the speed and direction of an object's motion. Speed is the magnitude of velocity.


What is the difference between speed and velocity, and how is speed different from velocity?

Speed is a measure of how fast an object is moving, while velocity includes both speed and direction. Speed is a scalar quantity, meaning it only has magnitude, while velocity is a vector quantity, which includes both magnitude and direction.

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Are speed and velocity different?

SPEED has the speed only; while VELOCITY has the direction and the speed.


How is velocity different from average speeed?

Velocity is speed and its direction. Average velocity is average speed and its direction.


Is velocity speed?

As used in physics, the two are different. Speed is a scalar, velocity a vector.


How is speed of a body related its velocity?

Part of every velocity is a speed. Speed is the size of the velocity.But the velocity also has a direction, which the speed doesn't.'30 mph North' and '30 mph West' are the same speed but different velocity.


What the different between velocity and speed?

Speed is scalar quantity and velocity is a vector - velocity has both speed AND direction (You might say that velocity is speed with an attitude!)


Does a speedmeter give instantaneous speed or velocity?

Velocity is a vector quantity, so a different direction makes a different velocity. Speed is a scalar quantity, where direction makes no difference. Since a speedometer reads the same regardless of direction of motion, it is providing speed, not velocity.


Can speed change the velocity of an object?

Speed is measured in m/s. Velocity is measured in m/s IN A SPECIFIC DIRECTION. You may be driving at 4 mph north, or at 5 mph at 330˚, and your velocity in the northern direction will still be 4 mph. In this example, your speed is different, but your velocity is the same. Thus even if speed remains constant, but its direction changes, your velocity will be different.


Can the speed of a body change if its velocity is changed?

Simly stated, velocity is speed in a defined direction. If you travel 5mph north, the speed is the same as if you travel 5mph east, but the velocity is different.


Are they the same or they different the speed and velocity?

Speed and velocity are related but different. Speed is a scalar quantity that measures how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction of motion. Therefore, velocity gives information about the speed and the direction of motion.


How is velocity and speed different?

Velocity has a direction.


How can you different shape speed to velocity?

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What is speed and how is speed different from velocity?

Velocity is speed plus direction. If you say you are traveling at 54 miles per hour, you are giving your speed. If you say you are going north at 54 miles per hour, you are giving your velocity.