Combined Science GCSE
Speed equation
What Speed equation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Speed equation
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Reference: AQA
Speed = distance ÷ time can be used with 330 m/s to calculate a distance or time, for example the distance to a lightning strike.
Topics that use Speed equation
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Average speed
- Average speed in context
- Consistent units
- Constant speed
- Distance
- Distance-time graph
- distance–time graph
- Equation rearrangement
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