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4 years ago

Differentiate velocity and speed

Physics

2 answers:

nataly862011 [7]4 years ago

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Answer:

Velocity is different from speed

Explanation:

Velocity is the speed of something in a given direction.

Speed is how fast something goes in a certain amount of time

77julia77 [94]4 years ago

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Answer:

velocity is how many meters it goes each second speed is how fast it goes in each second

Explanation:

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