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 have the same speed, but different velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
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 and velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity.
The correct statement is: "The vehicles have the same speed, but different velocity."
To determine this, we need to understand the concepts of speed and velocity.
Speed is a scalar quantity that measures how fast an object is moving. It is calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken. In this case, both the motorcycle and the car are moving at 40 miles per hour, so their speeds are the same.
Velocity, on the other hand, is a vector quantity that not only considers the magnitude (speed) of an object's motion but also its direction. Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement of an object. Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to the change in position of an object. In this case, the motorcycle is going north, while the car is going south. Since they are moving in opposite directions, their velocities are different.
So, the correct statement is that the vehicles have the same speed (40 miles per hour), but different velocity (one is going north, the other is going south).