What is velocity?

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Speed and velocity are not the same thing and confusing them can completely distort how you understand motion.

[00:00:06]Velocity is the rate at which an object changes its position. But the key difference is that it includes direction. That means two objects can move at the same speed but have different velocities if they are moving in different directions. For example, a car moving north at 20 m/s and another moving south at 20 m/s have equal speed but different velocities. Once you understand this, you start seeing motion as something directional, not just about how fast something moves. Learn more on LearnTock link in bio.