Instantaneous Speed (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Instantaneous speed definition
Instantaneous speed definition
Speed of object at a particular instant/exact moment
What car speedometer shows
What car speedometer shows
Instantaneous speed at that exact moment
How speedometers measure instantaneous speed
How speedometers measure instantaneous speed
By measuring how fast wheels turn at that moment
What radar guns measure
What radar guns measure
Speed of vehicles at a particular instant
Devices that provide real-time speed data
Devices that provide real-time speed data
Sensors and GPS devices
What's needed to find instantaneous speed
What's needed to find instantaneous speed
Distance travelled in a very short time period
Speed: car travels m in s
Speed: car travels m in s
m/s
Constant/steady speed definition
Constant/steady speed definition
Instantaneous speed same value throughout journey
Speed formula
Speed formula
speed = rac{distance}{time}
Instantaneous speed in fitness app
Instantaneous speed in fitness app
Speed at different moments during run/cycle