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Gekata [30.6K]
3 years ago
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What's the difference between speed and velocity

Physics
1 answer:
Natasha_Volkova [10]3 years ago
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Speed is the time rate at which an object is moving along a path, while velocity is the rate and direction of an object's movement. Put another way, speed is a scalar value, while velocity is a vector.

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