Which one of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

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Q: 52 (NDA-II/2022)

Which one of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

NDA-II

stats: 

0,6,7,5,0,2,6

Option 1 states that both speed and velocity are vector quantities. This is incorrect because while velocity is a vector quantity, speed is a scalar quantity. A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction, while a scalar quantity only has magnitude.

Option 2 states that both speed and velocity are scalar quantities. This is also incorrect because velocity is a vector quantity. As mentioned before, velocity has both magnitude (speed) and direction.

Option 3 states that speed is a vector quantity and velocity is a scalar quantity. This is incorrect because speed is a scalar quantity. Speed is defined as the magnitude of velocity, which means it does not incorporate direction.

Option 4 states that speed is a scalar quantity and velocity is a vector quantity. This is the correct statement. As mentioned earlier, speed only quantifies the magnitude of an object`s motion, while velocity includes both magnitude and direction. Velocity is represented as a vector with both a numerical value (speed) and a direction.

In conclusion, option 4 is the correct statement, while the other three options provide incorrect explanations.