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The car's speedometer indicates the car's instantaneous speed. This is a big

part of the reason that it's not called the car's accelerometer, thermometer,

or voltmeter.

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Does a cars speedometer measure speed or velocity or both?

Yes it does, it measures miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (kph), which is basically your speed. Some cars have speedometers that go up to a higher or lower speed, but don't worry about that. Also there tends to be more kilometers per hour than miles per hour on any given speedometer.


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.


Does a speedometer both measure speed and velocity?

No. A speedometer only measures speed. You also need a position sensor or direction vector coupled with the speedometer in order to know velocity, because velocity includes direction.


Does a car has speedometer velocity are both?

A car has a speedometer, which measures the speed of the vehicle in miles per hour or kilometers per hour. Velocity, on the other hand, is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. So while a car's speedometer measures its speed, velocity would require additional information such as direction to be fully described.


Does speedometer of a car measures its velocity?

No. The speedometer only displays speed. If it could show your direction at the same time ... like with a gyro-compass or a GPS dial ... then you'd have velocity. Picture four different cars, all moving at 30 miles per hour ... one to the east, one to the west, one north, and one south. All four of their speedometers will display the exact same reading, even though they have four different velocities.

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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 does a speedometer measure?

A speedometer measures speed.speedometer measures speed kmp.


Does a cars speedometer measure speed or velocity or both?

Yes it does, it measures miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (kph), which is basically your speed. Some cars have speedometers that go up to a higher or lower speed, but don't worry about that. Also there tends to be more kilometers per hour than miles per hour on any given speedometer.


An intrument which measures the speed of a car?

a speedometer


What does a cars speedometer mesaure?

road speed


Is a timer a speedometer?

Timer is not a speedometer, because speedometer is used to measures the instantaneous speed of a land vehicle, while timer is a specialized type of clock.


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.


What instrument measures velocity?

In a car, a speedometer. At a weather station, an anemometer measures wind speed.


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 is the name of the equipment that measures speed?

This instrument is generally known as a Speedometer.


What does a cars speedometer tell us?

How fast the vehicle is traveling.