Combined Science GCSE
Average speed
What Average speed means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Average speed
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A single value that describes the whole journey, calculated using total distance divided by total time, which smooths out the changes.
Topics that use Average speed
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Average speed in context
- Consistent units
- Constant speed
- Distance
- Distance-time graph
- distance–time graph
- Equation rearrangement
- Estimation in physics
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