Question

Which of the following is a measure of velocity?

Question 1 options:

30 m/s South


30 South


30 s


30 m/s

Answer 1

30 m/s

is the measure of velocity.

Velocity of an object is defined as the rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of reference, and is a function of time. or in other term distance trvel in unit time. Here meter per second is unit of velocity.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is 30 m/s South.

Explanation:

Velocity is an example of a vector quantity. A vector quantity always consists of a magnitude as well as a direction. Velocity has a magnitude along with the direction in which the object is traveling. For example-

1. A bus traveling with a velocity of 70m/s to the East.
2. Tom driving at 1hr/km to the South.

Conclusion:

The correct measurement of velocity is 30m/s South.