Speed VS.

Velocity
Learning Outcomes
Getting the Context
WHAT IS SPEED?
SPEED IS SCALAR QUANTITY
INSTANTANEOUS SPEED
AVERAGE SPEED
MEANING OF AVERAGE SPEED
USING THE AVERAGE SPEED EQUATION
DERIVATION OF FORMULA
WHAT IS VELOCITY?
THE DIRECTION OF VELOCITY
AVERAGE VELOCITY
THE DIRECTION MATTERS
YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE 1
ANSWER
The skier has an average speed of

(420 m) / (3 min) = 140 m/min

and an average velocity of

(140 m, right) / (3 min) = 46.7 m/min, right

BACK AND FORTH MOTIONS
YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE 2
SUMMARY