The speed of the car. The speed-o-meter only shows a magnitude ( or a number ) and to tell the velocity of a car it would have to give that speed some direction. Since the speedometer assigns no direction to the car, the number assigned as the speed of the car cannot be the velocity of the car.
The reading of a speedometer in a car shows the speed of the car, not the velocity. Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes the speed and the direction of motion.
A car's speedometer typically shows the instantaneous speed, which represents the current speed of the vehicle at any given moment. It does not show average speed or velocity.
A car's speedometer typically shows the instantaneous speed, which is the speed at a specific moment in time. It does not show average speed or velocity, which would involve calculations over a longer period of time.
A car's speedometer typically shows the instantaneous speed, which is the speed at a specific moment in time. It does not typically show average speed, which can be calculated by dividing the total distance traveled by the total time taken. Velocity, on the other hand, includes both the speed and the direction of motion.
Velocity is speed with direction. To show the difference, show the direction of an object compared with speed alone. For example, a speedometer shows speed alone, a car on a road can show speed and direction.
The reading of a speedometer in a car shows the speed of the car, not the velocity. Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving, while velocity is a vector quantity that includes the speed and the direction of motion.
A car's speedometer typically shows the instantaneous speed, which represents the current speed of the vehicle at any given moment. It does not show average speed or velocity.
To determine if the speedometer reading reflects the calculated velocity, you need to know the distance covered and the time taken. If the odometer readings indicate a distance traveled and you divide that by the total time of the trip (in hours), you can calculate the average speed. The speedometer shows the vehicle's instantaneous speed, which can fluctuate based on acceleration or deceleration. If your average speed aligns with what the speedometer indicates at a specific moment, then yes, it reflects the velocity; otherwise, it may differ.
A car's speedometer typically shows the instantaneous speed, which is the speed at a specific moment in time. It does not show average speed or velocity, which would involve calculations over a longer period of time.
A car's speedometer typically shows the instantaneous speed, which is the speed at a specific moment in time. It does not typically show average speed, which can be calculated by dividing the total distance traveled by the total time taken. Velocity, on the other hand, includes both the speed and the direction of motion.
Velocity is speed with direction. To show the difference, show the direction of an object compared with speed alone. For example, a speedometer shows speed alone, a car on a road can show speed and direction.
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.
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.
yes it can
The speedometer on a vehicle shows the instantaneous speed, which is the speed of the vehicle at any given moment. It does not display the average speed over a period of time.
It shows the speed and the distance the car travels.
Because when you look at the speedometer it is telling you your speed at that particular instant in time, it changes from instant to instant.