Final answer:
The statement is false because average speed can be greater than average velocity in scenarios where the direction of motion changes, such as a baseball being hit then caught.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement is False. The average speed of an object is the total distance traveled divided by the total time it takes to travel that distance, regardless of direction. On the other hand, average velocity is a vector quantity that not only depends on the total displacement (which is the straight line distance from the starting point to the end point) but also on the direction of the displacement and the time taken to complete it.
In scenarios where there is no change in direction, average speed and average velocity are equivalent. However, in scenarios where the direction of motion changes, like in the example of a baseball being hit and then caught, the average speed can be greater than the average velocity. This is because the path traveled (which affects speed) may be longer than the displacement (which affects velocity).