Physics GCSE
Initial velocity
What Initial velocity means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The velocity u at the start of the motion, which together with acceleration a and time or displacement determines the value of the final velocity.
The velocity of an object at the moment timing starts, given the symbol u and measured in metres per second (m/s).
Topics that use Initial velocity
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Acceleration and units
- area under a graph
- Area under a graph as a physical quantity
- Average acceleration
- Change in velocity
- Compound geometric shapes in physics
- Direction convention
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