Question

A snail crawls along at a constant rate of 3 centimeters per minute in a northly direction. This is a description of the snails what?

A) speed
B) velocity
C) acceleration
D) displacement

Answer 1

That statement describes both the snail's velocity AND acceleration.

-- "rate", "northerly" . . . speed and direction ==> velocity

-- "constant rate" . . . zero acceleration

Answer 2

B) velocity

velocitynounthe speed of something in a given direction.