Question

Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity and speed of a moving body?

Options

• velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed

• speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity

• speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction

• velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

Answer 1

velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

Velocity is a vector quantity having a magnitude and a specific direction. So, velocity is nothing but speed in a particular direction.