Question

. A quantity is measured to be -30 m/s. Is it speed or
velocity? Give a reason for your answer.
1.
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Answer 1

Answer:

It is speed . Velocity is speed along with the direction. Here, direction is not given. So it is speed

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

velocity

Explanation:

Only velocity can be negative. speed can never be negative bcoz it is distance upon time. since distance covered is always positive, speed too is invariably positive.

Now velocity is displacement upon time, and since displacement can be negative ( say when the final position is in the opposite direction to the starting direction), velocity can be negative