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Speed measures how fast an object moves while velocity measures the object's speed and direction. (correct)

Speed involves distance while velocity involves displacement.

Speed is a scalar quantity while velocity is a vector quantity.

Speed is measured in miles per hour while velocity is measured in meters per second.

A quantity that represents speed and direction.

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

A quantity that only has magnitude. (correct)

A quantity that represents velocity and displacement.

100 miles per hour

100 miles per hour to the east (correct)

200 miles per hour to the east

50 miles per hour

0.5 kilometers per minute Signup and view all the answers

Displacement involves the actual path taken while distance is the total path length traveled. Signup and view all the answers

Velocity Signup and view all the answers

The vector sum of the paths taken Signup and view all the answers

Speed does not contain information about direction, while velocity does Signup and view all the answers

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