1. An object at rest has zero velocity - and (in the absence of an unbalanced force) will remain with a zero velocity. Such an object will not change its state of motion (i.e., velocity) unless acted upon by an unbalanced force
2. When physicists speak about an object's velocity, they are talking not only about the object's speed but also about the direction in which it's moving. Similarly, force has a directional component as well as a quantitative one -- a force directly opposing an object's velocity has a different effect on the object than a force acting at right angles to its motion. In mathematical terms, force, velocity and acceleration -- which is the rate of change of velocity produced by a force -- are "vector" quantities, which is a term that implies their directional component.
