What is the difference between velocity and speed?

Speed is how fast an object is moving and velocity is how fast the object is moving and the direction it is going in.

Velocity is how fast an object is moving and speed is how fast the object is moving and the direction it is going in.

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Distance is how far something goes and displacement is how far between the start and stop point is.

Displacement is how far something goes and distance is how far between the start and stop point is.

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1What is the difference between velocity and speed?
1. AVelocity is how fast an object is moving and speed is how fast the object is moving and the direction it is going in.
2. BSpeed is how fast an object is moving and velocity is how fast the object is moving and the direction it is going in.
3. CThey are the same thing.
2What is the difference between distance and displacement?
1. ADistance is how far something goes and displacement is how far between the start and stop point is.
2. BDisplacement is how far something goes and distance is how far between the start and stop point is.
3. CThey are the same thing.
3John is driving west from his house to the post office. If the post office is 15 miles away and it takes John 30 minutes to get there, John's velocity is [blank_start]30 mi/hour west[blank_end], and his speed is [blank_start]30 m/hr[blank_end].
1. A30 m/hr
2. B30 mi/hr west

Description: Physical Sciences Quiz on Motion, Unit Conversion and Graphing Motion, created by Raegan Plummer on 03/11/2020.
Author: Raegan Plummer
Language: English
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