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Speed... More specifically mph or kph

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Q: What does a speedometer in a car measure?
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What does the speedometer of a car measure?

It measures the rate of travel.IE. the speed the car is traveling at.The speedometer of a car measures speed. It is measured in miles per hour or kilometres per hour (mph or kph).The speedometer of a car measure the instantaneous speed.


How do you measure the speed of a car without a speedometer?

do you measure how far it will go and then time it


What does the odometer and speedometer of a car measure?

Odos measure distance travelled, speedos measure speed at that moment.


What 3 things measure speed?

You can measure speed with items such as a Speed gun, Anemometer (wind), and a Speedometer (used in a car)


What type of velocity does the speedometer on a car measure?

It reads instantaneous speed, and tells you nothing about average speed.


What is the speedometer in a car give the car's?

Speedometer can determine a car's normal and maximum speed.


What does a cars speedometer measure?

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.


What is the instrument measure the speed of a moving vehicle?

The speedometer.


What is the tool use to measure speed?

An anemometer is used to measure wind speed. A Pitot Tube is used to infer speed in an aeroplane,. A speedometer in an ordinary car, and a microwave or laser radar in a Police car.


What does a speedometer measure?

A speedometer measures speed.speedometer measures speed kmp.


Does the speedometerof a car read average speed or instantaneous speed?

The speedometer in a car does not measure the car's velocity because velocity is an (A) vector quantity and has a direction associated with it (B) vector quantity and does not have a direction associated with it.


Does the odometer of a car measure a scalar or a vector quantity?

Both the odometer and speedometer are scalar because a vector measurement needs a magnitude and direction. If you, for example, combined a compass and a odometer/speedometer, you'd have a vector.