<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 22, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEAS - Speed is the rate at which an object covers distance. - Speed is "how fast" an object is moving. - Speed of a [[Scalars|scalar quantity]]. - SI Unit is meters per second ($\frac{m}{s}$) ### Formula $Speed \ = \ \frac{Distance}{Time}$ ### Average Speed - Calculated over a period of time. ### Instantaneous Speed - Speedometer of a vehicle. --- Return [[Home|Home]] | [[Mechanics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Kinematics/Kinematics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Dynamics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Kinematics/1D Motion/Position|Position]] | [[Displacement]] | [[Speed]]