If the graph represents the national debt from 1935 to 1950, then it has
nothing whatsoever in common with the velocity of anything.
If, however, the graph represents the position of a moving object as time passes, then
the slope of the graph is numerically equal to the magnitude of the object's velocity,
which is also its speed.
A graph typically tells nothing about the direction of the object's motion. It it's specifically
drawn to indicate the azimuth (bearing) of the motion at each instant of time, then its
slope is the time derivative of the velocity's direction. I don't know any special catchy
term for that quantity.
No. Velocity includes a direction vector, which speed does not have.
Speed is equal to the magnitude of velocity when the object is moving in a straight line without changing direction. In other words, if the velocity vector is pointing in the same direction as the motion of the object, then the speed will be equal to the magnitude of the velocity.
Velocity has direction. Speed is a scalar quantity that only measures how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction.
Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. If the velocity is changing, it means either the speed, direction, or both are changing. Therefore, if the velocity is changing, the object cannot maintain a constant speed.
The common unit of meters per second is used to measure speed or velocity. It represents the distance traveled in meters per each second of time.
In common speech, velocity means speed, they are the same thing.
Velocity is not the same as speed. While speed measures the distance traveled per unit of time, velocity includes the direction of movement. In the context of waves, velocity refers to the speed of the wave along with the direction in which it is traveling.
Speed, velocity, and acceleration are common quantitative measures used to describe motion. Speed is the distance traveled per unit of time, velocity specifies both speed and direction, and acceleration measures the rate of change of velocity.
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time. If an object's velocity is increasing, it is accelerating positively. If its velocity is decreasing, it is accelerating negatively.
The word speed is distance per unit of time. It is frequently used as a substitute for velocity, and it is in more common usage. But there is a difference between speed and velocity. Velocity has a direction vector associated with it. It's speed + direction. That's usually not a big deal when talking about "regular" stuff, but don't tell a physics teacher that.
Speed in a given direction is velocity.
TIME is a factor in both measurements. Velocity is speed (distance divided by TIME) in a given direction. Acceleration is measured in velocity per unit of TIME. Therefore, they both have TIME in common.
TIME is a factor in both measurements. Velocity is speed (distance divided by TIME) in a given direction. Acceleration is measured in velocity per unit of TIME. Therefore, they both have TIME in common.
SPEED has the speed only; while VELOCITY has the direction and the speed.
Part of every velocity is a speed. Speed is the size of the velocity.But the velocity also has a direction, which the speed doesn't.'30 mph North' and '30 mph West' are the same speed but different velocity.
Speed in a given direction is called velocity.
Velocity is speed with a direction