Question

You are riding a bicycle home from school. You average 5 meters per second and you are headed south. What motion can you determine from this data? A Acceleration B Distance C Speed D Velocity

Answer 1

Answer : The correct option is, (D) Velocity

Explanation :

Velocity : It measures the speed of an object in a particular direction. It is a vector quantity. It depends on the magnitude and the direction. The S.I unit of velocity is, $m/s$

Distance : It measures the length between the two objects. The S.I unit of distance is, meter.

Speed : It is defined as the distance traveled per unit of time. It does not have a direction. The S.I unit of speed is, $m/s$

Acceleration : It is defined as the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time. The S.I unit of acceleration is, $m/s^2$

Hence, the motion we can determine from the given data is, velocity.