Physics GCSE
transport speeds
What transport speeds means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of transport speeds
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Reference: AQA
Sensible estimates such as a car on a main road at about 13-30 m/s, a train at about 50 m/s and a passenger aircraft at about 250 m/s.
Topics that use transport speeds
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average speed
- constant speed
- distance equation
- distance travelled
- halving the path
- instantaneous speed
- light gates
- measuring distance
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