A motorcycle goes north at 40 miles per hour. A car goes south at 40 miles per hour on the same street. Which statement is true?(1 point)
Responses
The vehicles have the same velocity, but not the same speed.
The vehicles have the same velocity, but not the same speed.
The vehicles are going in opposite directions, so their speed is not the same.
The vehicles are going in opposite directions, so their speed is not the same.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed and velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
The correct statement is: "The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity."
To understand why this is true, we need to understand the difference between speed and velocity.
Speed is a scalar quantity that only considers the magnitude of an object's motion. It is defined as the rate at which an object covers distance. In this case, both the motorcycle and the car are moving at a speed of 40 miles per hour.
Velocity, on the other hand, is a vector quantity that describes both the magnitude (speed) and the direction of an object's motion. In this situation, the motorcycle is going north, while the car is going south. Since their directions are opposite, their velocities are also opposite.
Therefore, even though they have the same speed (40 miles per hour), their velocities are different, making the statement "The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity" true.