True or False: Speed has a direction
Question
True or False: Speed has a direction
Solution
False. Speed does not have a direction. It is a scalar quantity, meaning it only has magnitude. Velocity, on the other hand, is a vector quantity and does have both magnitude (speed) and direction.
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