What is the distance an object travels per unit of time?
It's called the speed
Depends on the velocity (speed), if the speed is 10mph, then the object would travel 10 miles (distance) per hour (unit of time).
I'm unsure what your answer is saying, because velocity and speed are not the same concept. drwis gave the right answer for the way the question was asked, it's speed. If a direction were specified for some kind of coordinate system then it would be velocity.
You are correct, velocity and speed are related but not the same concept. Velocity includes both the speed at which an object moves and the direction in which it is moving. On the other hand, speed refers only to the rate at which an object covers distance, regardless of direction.
To answer the question more accurately, the distance an object travels per unit of time is generally referred to as "speed". Speed is a scalar quantity that measures how fast an object is moving without considering the direction. It is typically measured in units such as miles per hour (mph), meters per second (m/s), or kilometers per hour (km/h).
To calculate the speed of an object, you need to divide the distance it has traveled by the time it took to cover that distance. For example, if an object travels 100 kilometers in 2 hours, its speed would be 50 kilometers per hour (km/h).
Remember, speed alone does not provide information about the direction of motion. If you want to consider both speed and direction, you would need to use the concept of velocity.
Ginger said:
" drwis gave the right answer for the way the question was asked, it's speed. If a direction were specified for some kind of coordinate system then it would be velocity. "
Not a surprise. DrWls is a physicist, not a bot :) I have not seen him here for a couple of years though.