Velocity

Cards (6)

  • Velocity is the speed of an object in a given direction
  • What type of quantity is velocity?
    Vector quantity
  • When travelling in a straight line , an object with constant speed also has constant velocity
  • An object not travelling in a straight line or turning a corner can still have a constant speed - the velocity will change because the direction has changed
  • An object moving in a circle is constantly changing direction, so it is constantly changing velocity - it is accelerating even if it is travelling at constant speed
  • What causes the acceleration of orbiting planets?
    The force of gravity