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Not quite. Speed only measures how fast an object is moving, while velocity measures change in position relative to time. For example, an object that moves from point A to point B, and then back to it's original position, may move with speed, but since there is no change in position, velocity would be 0.
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How is speed and velocity the same?
No, they are not the same! Velocity involves the speed and the direction of the moving object...
Does average velocity and average speed have the same number?
velocity is a vector and speed is scalar. Velocity has magnitude and directions, with magnitude being speed. The magnitude of average velocity and average speed is the same.
Are speed and acceleration the same?
No. Speed is the magnitude of velocity and acceleration is the change of velocity in time.
Why is velocity and speed same unit?
Velocity is speed, plus an indication of direction. To indicate a velocity, you can indicate a speed (this will logically use units of speed), and a direction.
Do two skaters traveling in different directions at the same speed have the same velocity?
No. Velocity is the combination of a speed and its direction. In order fortwo objects to have the same velocity, they must be moving at the samespeed, and in the same direction.
