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11 years ago
Velocity describes direction with position.
        Velocity is used in space; speed is used on earth.
        Velocity describes speed with direction.
        There is no difference.

Whats the answer.
I'm getting them mixed up.
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11 years ago
speed: 54miles/hour
velocity: 54 miles/hour towards the North
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11 years ago
Velocity is speed and direction
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11 years ago
Speed is measured in the same physical units of measurement as velocity, but does not contain the element of direction that velocity has. Speed is thus the magnitude component of velocity.
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