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Compare and contrast speed and velocity using a Venn diagram.

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Similarities:

Both speed and velocity are measured in m/s SI unit.

Both are physical quantities.

Differences:

Speed

scalar quantity

rate of change of position of an object/an object's position in any direction

may or may not be equal to velocity.

always positive.

always has the same value

measures the distance travelled over the change in time.

describes how fast a body moves.

Velocity.

vector quantity

rate at which an object changes a direction at some position/velocity is the rate and direction of an object's movement

can be positive, negative, or zero

measures displacement/change in position over the change in time.

describes the object's speed and the direction it takes while moving.

can take on different values.

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