Velocity is the distance travelled by a moving body per unit time. True or false.

True

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

False

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B False
Speed is the distance travelled by a moving body per unit time

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Velocity is the (distance or displacement) per unit time.

What is the KINETIC ENERGY of a body travelling through a Zig-Zag path?(since velocity of a body is the distance travelled by a body per unit time in a specific direction.)

Draw a velocity-time graph for a body moving with an initial velocity u and uniform acceleration a.Use this graph to find the distance travelled by the body in time t.

Q. Write T for the true statement and F fro the false one. Correct the false statement(s).

1. In sexual reproduction a new plant body is formed a single parent.
2. Century is a very large unit of time.
3. Pendulum is an instrument used to measure time.
4. The distance travelled by a body in unit time is called speed.
5. A very strong wind is called a breeze.

Q. Statement 1: A body is moving along a straight line such that its velocity varies with time as shown in figure. Magnitude of displacement of the body from

t = 0

t = 12

s is the same as the distance travelled by it in the given time duration.

Statement 2: For unidirectional motion of a body, |displacement|=distance.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

Velocity is the distance travelled by a moving body per unit time. True or false.

The correct option is B FalseSpeed is the distance travelled by a moving body per unit time

The correct option is B False
Speed is the distance travelled by a moving body per unit time