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Question
Which statement is true about speed and velocity?(1 point)
Responses

Speed is a scalar quantity and velocity is a vector quantity.
Speed is a scalar quantity and velocity is a vector quantity.

Speed is a vector quantity, and velocity is a scalar quantity.
Speed is a vector quantity, and velocity is a scalar quantity.

Both speed and velocity or scalar quantities.
Both speed and velocity or scalar quantities.

Both speed and velocity are vector quantities.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

Speed is a scalar quantity and velocity is a vector quantity.

Speed refers to how fast an object is moving and does not have a direction, whereas velocity includes both the speed of the object and the direction of its motion.