AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 6.5.1.1, 6.5.4.1.2, 6.5.4.1.3, 6.5.4.1.4 · Paper 6
How fast an object is moving, without specifying its direction; a scalar quantity.
Revise: Scalar and Vector QuantitiesConsider a car travelling at 60 km/h. This describes its speed, which is a scalar. To describe its velocity, a vector, we must also state its direction: for example, 60 km/h west.
- Revise: Speed
The distance travelled per unit time, measured in metres per second (m/s).
- Revise: Velocity
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- Revise: Distance-Time Relationship
The distance travelled per unit time, usually measured in metres per second (m/s).