Which characteristic will be affected by increasing the speed of an object from 30 meters per second (m/s) to 40 meters per second (m/s)?

The characteristic that will be affected by increasing the speed of an object from 30 m/s to 40 m/s is the object's velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction, so increasing the speed of an object will also affect its velocity. In this case, the object's velocity will increase from 30 m/s to 40 m/s in the same direction.