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What is a measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time?

speed

What is the formula for average speed?

total distance / total time

What type of speed does an object have if it travels the same amount of distance per second?

constant speed

Is 30 miles per hour a speed or a velocity?

speed because there is no direction

Is 50 miles per hour North a speed or a velocity?

velocity because it has a magnitude and a direction

Is velocity a scalar or vector quantity?

vector because it has magnitude and direction

Is speed a scalar or vector quantity?

scalar because it only has magnitude

What is the speed of an object at a specific instant in time?

instantaneous speed

If a car changes its direction but does not change its speed, does velocity change?

yes

Does speed has magnitude, direction, or both?

magnitude

If a car travels at a constant speed but changes its direction, does its speed change?

no

Is meters per second a unit of speed?

yes

What are two ways that you can change an object's velocity?

change its speed and change its direction

What is the speed and direction of a moving object?

velocity

What does velocity have that speed doesn't?

direction

Does velocity have magnitude, direction, or both?

both