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Physics Section A : Speed and Acceleration

Part 1: Information

Speed

Speed is a measure of how fast an object is travelling.

SPEED   = 

Distance travelled

Time taken to travel this distance

We say :                

SPEED   = 

DISTANCE

TIME

 

The S.I unit for Speed is m/s or ms-1, but we can use cm/s or km/s 

 

Distance-Time graphs

These show the speed of an object and you should be able to interpret the shapes of these graphs.

Look at the following site

 

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