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How is velocity different from speed?Velocity is when an object goes in reverse.Velocity is the direction an object moves in, and it has nothing to do with speed.Velocity is speed and direction together.Velocity is not at all different from speed
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Correct answer: "Velocity is speed and direction together."
Explanation: speed is a scalar (only magnitude, e.g. 50 km/h). Velocity is a vector — it has magnitude (the speed) and a direction (e.g. 50 km/h east). So two motions can have the same speed but different velocities if their directions differ. In one-dimensional motion a negative velocity simply means motion in the opposite chosen direction (that’s why “going in reverse” can give a negative velocity), but speed itself is always nonnegative.
Explanation: speed is a scalar (only magnitude, e.g. 50 km/h). Velocity is a vector — it has magnitude (the speed) and a direction (e.g. 50 km/h east). So two motions can have the same speed but different velocities if their directions differ. In one-dimensional motion a negative velocity simply means motion in the opposite chosen direction (that’s why “going in reverse” can give a negative velocity), but speed itself is always nonnegative.
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