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Velocity is a vector, and so it has two components -- magnitude (speed) and direction.

Speed is a scalar, and it is the magnitude of velocity, a vector.

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How are speed and velocity diffrent?

Speed is a scalar, velocity is a vector. In other words, when the direction of the speed is relevant, it is called a velocity.


What is the biggest difference between speed and velocity?

velocity is speed with direction; velocity is a vector and speed is a scalar


What is speed in a given direction is called?

Speed in a given direction is velocity.


Is velocity the speed of a wave?

Velocity and speed are not synonyms.


Diffetiate speed and velocity?

Speed has no direction, velocity does.


Are speed and velocity different?

SPEED has the speed only; while VELOCITY has the direction and the speed.


How is velocity same from instantaneous speed?

Instantaneous speed is the magnitude of the velocity. Velocity also states the [direction] of the speed.


What is speed in a given direction?

Speed in a given direction is called velocity.


Can velocity speed up an object?

Well velocity is basically the same thing as speed but with direction (velocity can be negative or positive and speed is always positive). l velocity l = speed So a change in velocity means a change in speed.


What is the difference betweenn speed and velocity?

Velocity is speed with a direction


What is instantaneous velocity or speed?

It is the speed or velocity at a particular instant.


The direction and speed of an object is described by its?

Velocity (speed).