Question
What is the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time in a given direction?
A
Velocity
B
Speed
C
Average speed
D
Instantaneous speed
A
Velocity
B
Speed
C
Average speed
D
Instantaneous speed
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **A. Velocity**.
Velocity is a vector quantity that refers to the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time in a specific direction. Speed, on the other hand, is a scalar quantity that only considers the distance traveled over time, without regard to direction.
Velocity is a vector quantity that refers to the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time in a specific direction. Speed, on the other hand, is a scalar quantity that only considers the distance traveled over time, without regard to direction.