Speed v. Velocity

speed and direction

distance and time

speed and time

distance and direction

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant

The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph

Cars always accelerate when they are in motion

The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

40m/s^2

20m/s²

10m/s²

2m/s²