Speed and velocity Flashcard

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Back

Velocity is speed with a direction.

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How do you calculate speed?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time.

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If a car travels 100 meters in 5 seconds, what is its speed?

Back

20 m/s.

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What does a constant speed mean?

Back

An object is moving at the same rate over time.

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What does increasing speed look like on a graph?

Back

A curve that slopes upwards.

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What does decreasing speed look like on a graph?

Back

A curve that slopes downwards.

Front

What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?

Back

Speed.

Front

What is the unit of speed in the metric system?

Back

Meters per second (m/s).

Front

What is instantaneous speed?

Back

The speed of an object at a specific moment in time.

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What is average speed?

Back

Total distance traveled divided by total time taken.