Speed, instantaneous or not, is a term used for how fast an object travels.
Velocity, instantaneous or not, is a term used for how fast an object travels in a particular direction.
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Instantaneous velocity is a vector quantity that includes both the speed and direction of an object at a specific moment. Instantaneous speed, on the other hand, is a scalar quantity representing only the magnitude of the velocity without regard to direction.
Yes, that's correct. Instantaneous speed at an instant refers to the rate at which an object is moving at that specific moment, while the magnitude of instantaneous velocity at that instant includes both speed and direction. The magnitude of the instantaneous velocity vector represents the instantaneous speed.
No, if the instantaneous velocity of an object remains constant, then its instantaneous speed cannot change. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. If the velocity is constant, it means both the speed and direction are constant.
Speed has only size. Velocity has size and direction.If three drivers are driving their cars at 50 mph headed north, 50 mph headed south, and50 mph headed east, their speeds are all equal, but their velocites are all different.Instantaneous speed is the speed at an instant in time. A point on the edge of an LP record hasthe same instantaneous speed whenever you look at it.Instantaneous velocity is the velocity ... speed and direction ... at an instant in time. A point on theedge of an LP record has a different instantaneous velocity every time you look at it. Even thoughthe speed is always the same, the direction keeps changing.
Instantaneous speed can be thought of as the magnitude of instantaneous velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction, while speed is a scalar quantity that only indicates how fast an object is moving.
Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction, while instantaneous speed is the magnitude of velocity at a specific moment in time without considering direction. In other words, velocity accounts for the object's motion in a specific direction, whereas instantaneous speed is the rate at which an object is moving at a given instant, regardless of direction.