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The units are the same (metres per second) except that the velocity also has the direction of motion associated with it.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoSame units. For velocity, you also need to specify a direction.
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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.
A Kangaroo hops 60 m to the east in 5 seconds What is the kangaroo's velocity?
It's 60 divided by 5, Which is 12m/s east. Velocity is a vector for speed, since velocity has a direction and speed does not. Velocity has the SI units of meters per second. So you take the meters and divide by how many seconds to get your velocity.
If a rock is dropped and it's speed increases from 0 to 4.9 in about 3 seconds. what is the acceleration?
Assuming that your units of velocity are in units/second Acceleration = (velocity 2 - velocity 1) / time Acceleration = (4.9 - 0) / 3 Acceleration =1.63 *With correct significant figures the answer is 2
How do you get velocity when time in seconds is 0.1 and distance is 8?
velocity=distance/time for uniform velocity. You need units for both the time and the distance to get a correct answer. Example: the speed limit is 65 miles/hour
How do you find speed if you know the velocity?
Velocity is speed and direction
What is the standard units of velocity?
Velocity is speed and its direction. The units of velocity are any unit of speed and any means of indicating a direction.
How do you compare velocity and speed?
Velocity is a vectorial quantity, speed with a direction.
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.
Compare velocity from acceleration?
Velocity is a constant traveling speed. Acceleration is increasing traveling speed (variation of speed over time)
What is the scientific definiton of speed?
Speed is the magnitude of velocity, with units of distance divided by time. An important distinction is that speed is a scalar and velocity is a vector. Consequently, speed (unlike velocity) does not have a direction.
What is the difference between an object's speed and a object's velocity?
The difference between an object's speed and an object's velocity is that the object's speed is how fast it is going, and the object's velocity is how many units of speed the object has traveled.
How is average velocity different from acceleration?
For a start, acceleration doesn't even have the same units as velocity: acceleration is a velocity divided by time, so while speed or velocity have units of [distance]/[time], acceleration has units of [distance]/[time squared]
Compare and contrast speed and acceleration?
-- "Speed" is the rate at which distance changes. -- "Velocity" is speed along with the direction of motion. -- "Acceleration" is the rate at which velocity changes, including the direction of the change.
Why the units of velocity and speed are same?
because they measure different aspects of the same thing, velocity also has direction but speed lacks direction. otherwise they are the same.
Are the units for velocity?
A unit of speed is (any unit of length) divided by (any unit of time). A unit of velocity is any unit of speed, along with a direction.
Do you need units in velocity?
Yes. Any unit of speed, along with a direction.
How are speed and velocity different what the unis used?
Velocity is the measure of speed in a given direction. Although the SI measurement units for both are metres per second, there must be an explicit or implied direction for velocity.
