Question

_______________ is the distance traversed by a body in a particular direction in unit time. Fill up the blank.

Answer 1

Speed is the distance traversed by a body in a particular direction in unit time.

Answer 2

$\bold{Answer :}$ VELOCITY OF A BODY

$\bold{Explanation : }$ We cannot use the term "speed" in this case because in the above question it is clearly mentioned "IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION" which represents "VELOCITY". The point of difference is that the speed of a body has only magnitude but no specific direction whereas the velocity of a body has both magnitude and a specific direction,i.e., speed is a scalar quantity but velocity is a vector quantity.