(forces and motion) in 2-3 sentences explain why velocity (or speed) is interesting

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‘velocity’ refers to how fast an object is moving ‘in a particular direction’. speed is only how fast something is moving and velocity is how fast something is moving AND the direction. (hope this helps)

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