Physics A-Level
Difference between speed and velocity
What Difference between speed and velocity means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Difference between speed and velocity
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In uniform circular motion the speed is constant but the velocity changes direction continuously, so the velocity is not constant.
Topics that use Difference between speed and velocity
- Centripetal force (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Centripetal acceleration
- Centripetal force
- Newton's first law and inertia
- Relationship between linear and angular quantities
- Rigid-body rotation
- Vector nature of velocity and acceleration
- Centripetal acceleration magnitude and direction
- Constant speed in circular motion
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