What is the difference between speed and velocity?
The difference between speed and velocity:
Speed | Velocity |
1. Speed is the rate at which an object covered a particular distance. | 1.Velocity is the directional speed of an object in motion as an indication of its rate of change in position as observed from a particular frame of reference and as measured by a particular standard of time |
2. Speed is a scalar quantity as it comprises only magnitude. | 2. It is a vector quantity as it comprises both direction and magnitude. |
3. It shows how fast objects are moving. | 3. Velocity shows how fast objects are moving along with their position. |