Physics A-Level
Average speed
What Average speed means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Average speed
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Reference: OCR
Total distance divided by total time, a scalar.
Topics that use Average speed
- Kinematics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Area under graphs
- Displacement
- Instantaneous versus average velocity
- Motion representation
- Sign and direction
- Velocity
- Constant and changing velocity
- Direction from sign
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