Combined Science GCSE
Average speed in context
What Average speed in context means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Average speed in context
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If speed changes, the equation gives an average speed, and the result can be interpreted as the distance covered or the average speed over a journey.
Topics that use Average speed in context
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Average speed
- Consistent units
- Constant speed
- Distance
- Distance-time graph
- distance–time graph
- Equation rearrangement
- Estimation in physics
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