Velocity and Acceleration

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Speed =

How fast something travels

Speed (metres per second, m/s) = distance travelled (metres, m)                                                          time taken (seconds, s) 

Velocity

How fast something travels in a direction

Acceleration

Change in speed in a given time

Acceleration (metres per second squared, m/s2) = change in velocity (metres per second)
                                                                                                           time taken (seconds, s)

Distance vs. Time Graph

distance v time

 

Speed vs. Time Graph

speed v time

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