Constant speed
What Constant speed means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Constant speed
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Reference: AQA
The value does not change during the motion, so the same speed can be used throughout the calculation.
Shown on a distance–time graph by a straight sloping line.
Topics that use Constant speed
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- distance–time graph
- Accelerated motion and curved graphs
- Average and instantaneous speed from graphs
- Average speed
- Average speed in context
- Changing speed
- Consistent units
- Distance
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