A motorcycle goes north at 40 miles per hour. A car goes south at 40 miles per hour on the same street. Which statement is true?(1 point)

Question

Responses

The vehicles have the same velocity, but not the same speed.
The vehicles have the same velocity, but not the same speed.

The vehicles have the same speed and velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed and velocity.

The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.

The vehicles are going in opposite directions, so their speed is not the same.

Answer 1

The correct statement is: The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.

Speed is a scalar quantity and only measures how fast an object is moving, regardless of direction. Both the motorcycle and the car are traveling at 40 miles per hour, so they have the same speed.

Velocity, on the other hand, is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. Since the motorcycle is going north and the car is going south, they have different velocities.