average distance/average time
In the case of constant speed: distance = speed x time. Or, Total distance = Average speed * Total Time
In physics, total distance/TIME is average speed, so this is false. Velocity should be switched out with TIME.
Average speed is called average speed because it represents an average speed of something over a distance. Avarage could be thought of as a way to "even out" speed over a distance to see how fast an object was moving across that distance if it moved at a constant speed.An average speed takes into account stops and restarts as well as changes in speed of an object over the distance under consideration. The moving object might be moving faster at some points and slower at others. The object might stop and then resume traveling. All these things are "evened out" by average speed.A car taking a group to an eatery across town will start and stop as well as change speed across the distance. By dividing the distance by the travel time, we get the average speed that a car moving at a constant velocity would travel at to make the trip.
Distance and time do not, in general, affect the speed. Speed, however, can affect distance or time. Distance is directly proportional to speed, time is inversely proportional.
average distance/average time
Average speed is a representation of all your speeds between two points, constant speed is just unchanging speed.
In the case of constant speed: distance = speed x time. Or, Total distance = Average speed * Total Time
It represents that the object is remaining at a fixed distance. Typically that means it is not moving.
No. If you divide a distance by a speed, you get a time, not a speed. For example, (meters) / (meters/second) = (seconds).
The average constant speed of the object between 2 and 5 seconds is the total distance covered divided by the time elapsed. If you have the distance covered during this time interval, divide it by 3 seconds (5s - 2s) to get the average constant speed.
Distance does not affect the average speed. A car can travel 1 kilometre at an average speed of 60 km per hour, or it can travel 100 km at the same average speed.
Average speed and constant speed are alike in that they both involve measuring the rate at which an object moves over a certain distance. However, while constant speed refers to the speed that remains the same throughout the entire journey, average speed takes into account any changes in speed that may have occurred during the journey.
In physics, total distance/TIME is average speed, so this is false. Velocity should be switched out with TIME.
Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object at a specific moment in time, while average speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken. At the exact moment when an object's speed is constant, its instantaneous speed and average speed will be the same.
increase av speed and total dist. increases
No. The total distance traveled divided by constant speed is the time interval.