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A cars speedometer measures speed. A speedometer is a gauge that displays the speed of a vehicle so the driver will know how fast the vehicle is moving.
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â 7y agoThe car's speedometer measures how many miles per hour or kilometers per hour.
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â 7y agoIt actually measures the rate of rotation of the wheels and converts that measure into forward speed.
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What is the instrument measure the speed of a moving vehicle?
The speedometer.
What is speedo-meter?
It's the gauge in the car/motorbike/whatever that tells you how fast you're going.
Does the speedometer of a car read average speed or instaneous speed?
In a car, the speedometer measured Instantaneous speed. This comes from the assumption that the car does not slow down and speed up fast enough for the speedometer to be able to give an average of the changing speed.
Why is measuring speed important?
So that we understand what happens around us, helps the police measure at which speed the speeding cars are travelling at to fine them, helps traffic cameras capture cars driving at a certain speed.
What is the speed you read on a speedometer?
instantaneous speed. =)
What is the instrument measure the speed of a moving vehicle?
The speedometer.
What does a speedometer measure?
A speedometer measures speed.speedometer measures speed kmp.
What does a cars speedometer mesaure?
road speed
What is measured by a car speedometer?
Older cars have a cable, which is turned by a gear at the rear of the transmission, and this operates a mechanical speedometer. Modern cars have an electronic sensor in the gearbox which is linked by wire to an electronic speedometer.
How do you measure speed of motion?
Speedometer
What do you use to measure speed?
a speedometer
How do you measure the speed in NASCAR?
They measure engine speed in RPM, but car speed in MPH. If you want to know how they know how fast the cars go from the stands or the officials' booths, that is what radar guns are for. Inside the cars, the speedometer tells how fast they are going, and the tachometer tells how fast the engine is running.
What is used to record a cars speed?
A speedometer is a tool used to record a cars speed.
How do you change the speedometer cable 2002 Subaru Forester?
There is no speedometer cable to change. Subaru, like all modern cars, has an electronic speedometer. --Ken
What does a cars speedometer tell us?
How fast the vehicle is traveling.
How do you measure the speed of a car without a speedometer?
do you measure how far it will go and then time it
Can a gps device also be used as a speedometer?
To some extent, it can be used as a speedometer. However, it is nowhere near as accurate as your cars speedometer. There will also be a greater delay in the changes in speed than with a normal speedometer.
