Difference Between Speed and Velocity?

Question

What is the Difference Between Speed and Velocity? Or, Distinguish Between Speed and Velocity.

Answer 1

Speed Velocity Speed of a body is the distance travelled by it per unit time Velocity of a body is the the distance travelled by it per unit time in a given direction In Speed, the direction of motion of the body is not specifie In Velocity, the direction of motion of the body is specified Speed has only magnitude, so speed is a scalar quantity Velocity has both, magnitude as well as direction, so velocity is a vector quantity