Instantaneous Speed (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What is instantaneous speed?
What is instantaneous speed?
Speed at a particular instant
What does a car's speedometer show?
What does a car's speedometer show?
Instantaneous speed
Which device do law enforcement use to measure instantaneous speed of vehicles?
Which device do law enforcement use to measure instantaneous speed of vehicles?
Radar guns
What type of data can GPS devices provide for speed measurement?
What type of data can GPS devices provide for speed measurement?
Real-time speed data
A speed camera captures a car travelling m in s. What is its instantaneous speed?
A speed camera captures a car travelling m in s. What is its instantaneous speed?
m/s
What does it mean when an object travels at steady or constant speed?
What does it mean when an object travels at steady or constant speed?
Instantaneous speed stays the same
A car travels at constant speed. What happens to the speedometer reading?
A car travels at constant speed. What happens to the speedometer reading?
It does not change
What time interval is needed to calculate instantaneous speed?
What time interval is needed to calculate instantaneous speed?
A very short period of time
What formula is used to calculate speed?
What formula is used to calculate speed?
What does a fitness app show during a run?
What does a fitness app show during a run?
Speed at different moments