Give difference between average speed and average velocity.
Give difference between average speed and average velocity.
| Average Speed | Average Velocity |
| $(1)$ The ratio of path length covered to time taken is called average speed. | $(1)$ The ratio of displacement covered to time taken is called average velocity. |
| $(2)$ It is a scalar quantity | $(2)$ It is a vector quantity. |
| $(3)$ It is always positive. | $(3)$ It may be positive, negative or zero. |
| $(4)$ Average speed $\geq$ Average velocity | $(4)$ Average velocity $\leq$ Average speed |
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