Speed or Velocity? Scalar or Vector?
Speed is how fast you are going. Velocity is how fast you are going in a particular direction. Velocity has direction.
Speed is a scalar; velocity is a vector.
Speed has magnitude; Vectors have magnitude AND direction.
Speed or velocity?
A car travels 20 miles per hour.
- Speed
- Velocity
Speed or velocity?
A plane travels 300 mph due east.
- Speed
- Velocity
Speed or velocity?
A ball rolls down a hill.
- Speed
- Velocity
Speed or velocity:
A boy walks fast.
- Speed
- Velocity
Speed or velocity:
A girl walks quickly from Main Street to Elm Street.
- Speed
- Velocity
Scalar or vector?
A 40 newton force pulls a wagon away from you.
- Scalar
- Vector
Scalar or vector?
A car accelerates 3 m/s2.
- Scalar
- Vector
Scalar or vector?
A 10 N force pulls on a block of concrete.
- Scalar
- Vector
Speed or Velocity:
A bird flies 45 mph due east.
- Speed
- Velocity
Speed or velocity:
A cheetah runs 60 mph.
- Speed
- Velocity
Scalar or vector?
A plane stops at -30 m/s2 going east.
- Scalar
- Vector
Speed or velocity:
A marbles rolls 4 m/s from position (4,4) to (5,6).
- Speed
- Velocity
Scalar or vector?
20 meters toward the wall.
- Scalar
- Vector
Speed or velocity:
A plane flies at Mach 3.
- Speed
- Velocity
Scalar or vector?
A tugboat applies a 250 newton force pushes on an aircraft carrier.
- Scalar
- Vector
Speed or velocity:
A car is going 55 km/hr toward Munich.
- Speed
- Velocity
Scalar or vector?
You measure out 6 inches.
- Scalar
- Vector
Speed or velocity?
A ten speed bike speeds 25 mph.
- Speed
- Velocity