velocity
Velocity is a vector with a direction and magnitude. The most common units for velocity are kilometers per hour (km/h) and miles per hour (mph). Speed is an instantaneous component of velocity without a direction and can share the same units.
The formula for mean velocity is:
v = Δx/Δt
where:
- v = mean velocity
- Δx = change in distance
- Δt = change in time
Velocity Units:
- (m/s) meters per second
- (m/min) meters per minute
- (mm/s) millimeters per second
- (cm/s) centimeters per second
- (km/s) kilometers per second
- (km/h) kilometers per hour
- (mph) miles per hour
- (in/s) inches per second
- (in/min) inches per minute
- (in/h) inches per hour
- (ft/s) feet per second
- (ft/min) feet per minute
- (ft/hr) feet per hour
- (kn) knots
- (Mach) Mach (multiples of the speed of sound)
- (c) Multiples of the speed of light
velocity Calculators and Collections
- Ballistics, Firearms and Ammunition Collection MichaelBartmess
- LM 10.8 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 11.4 Kinetic energy Collection vCollections
- LM 11.6 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 13.5 Work and potential energy Collection vCollections
- LM 14.1 Momentum Collection vCollections
- LM 14.2 Collisions in one dimension Collection vCollections
- LM 14.3 Relationship of momentum to the center of mass Collectio vCollections
- LM 14.7 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 15.3 Two theorems about angular momentum Collection vCollections
- LM 18.3 Putting energy into vibrations Collection vCollections
- LM 19.1 Wave motion Collection vCollections
- LM 19.4 Periodic waves Collection vCollections
- LM 19.6 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 20.2 Quantitative treatment of reflection Collection vCollections
- LM 20.3 Interference effects Collection vCollections
- LM 20.4 Waves bounded on both sides Collection vCollections
- LM 20.5 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 21.3 Current Collection vCollections
- LM 23.1 Relativistic distortion of space and time Collection vCollections
- LM 23.2 Magnetic interactions Collection vCollections
- LM 26.2 Quantization of charge Collection vCollections
- LM 26.3 The electron Collection vCollections
- LM 2_3 Graphs of motion: velocity Collection vCollections
- LM 2_5 Addition of velocities Collection vCollections
- LM 2_6 Graphs of velocity versus time Collection vCollections
- LM 2_7 Applications of calculus Collection vCollections
- LM 2_8 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 3_1 The motion of falling objects Collection vCollections
- LM 3_5 The area under the velocity-time graph Collection vCollections
- LM 7_1 Vector Notation Collection vCollections
- LM 8_1 The velocity vector Collection vCollections
- LM 8_2 The acceleration vector Collection vCollections
- LM 8_3 The force vector and simple machines Collection vCollections
- LM 8_4 Calculus with vectors Collection vCollections
- LM 8_5 Summary Collection vCollections
- LM 9_4 Summary Collection vCollections
- Overtake or Intercept Calculator KurtHeckman
- Physics 100 KurtHeckman
- Physics: Motion and Acceleration MichaelBartmess
- Traffic Cop Calculator KurtHeckman
velocity Equations
- Acceleration (Velocity, Time) Billy Use Equation
- Actuator Cylinder Velocity or Speed Jeff Use Equation
- Angle of Banking WilliamC Use Equation
- Angular Momentum (`mvr`) vCollections Use Equation
- Angular Velocity Magnitude EdwardOmbui Use Equation
- Astro Travel Time KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Average Circular Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Average velocity (using initial velocity and final velocity) Billy Use Equation
- Ballistic Flight Horizontal Velocity MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Ballistic Flight Vertical Velocity MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Ballistic Horizontal Position KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Ballistic Initial Vertical Velocity Component MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Ballistic Position (X,Y) KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Ballistic Y Position KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Change in Nuclear Mass KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Change in Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Constant Acceleration KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Distance (Velocity Vector, Time) KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Distance (Velocity, Time) MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Distance (`Deltax`) vCollections Use Equation
- Distance - constant velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Distance Light Traveled KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Distance Sound has Traveled KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Doppler effect Carol Use Equation
- Duration of Force to Achieve Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Earth Gravity Angular Rotation Rate KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Escape Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Escape Velocity (Using Density) Billy Use Equation
- Feet traveled in Seconds at Speed KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Final Velocity Carol Use Equation
- Final Velocity (from constant a) MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Final Velocity - f(a,dx) KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Force from Mass and Change in Velocity over Time KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Galaxy Recession Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Horizontal and Vertical Velocity Components KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Initial Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Intensity of Reflection (reflected waves) vCollections Use Equation
- Intensity of Reflection (transmitted waves) vCollections Use Equation
- Length Contraction Carol Use Equation
- Mach Number Carol Use Equation
- Magnetic Force acting on a charge Carol Use Equation
- Magnitude of Velocity Merlin Use Equation
- Magnitude of Velocity Vector Billy Use Equation
- Mean Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Net Force from Change in Velocity and Displacement Billy Use Equation
- Particle Velocity cataustria Use Equation
- Power [Force,Velocity] vCollections Use Equation
- Redshift KurtHeckman Use Equation
- River Flow Compensation pro Use Equation
- River Flow Compensation vCollections Use Equation
- Skydiving Altitude vCollections Use Equation
- Souders-Brown EmilyB Use Equation
- Space Travel Time KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Speed from Light Wavelength Shift sspickle Use Equation
- Speed of Sound Formula KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Sum of Masses KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Terminal Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- time - f(delta v, friction, gravity) vCollections Use Equation
- Time Dilation Carol Use Equation
- Time of Motion vCollections Use Equation
- Time to Reach Final Velocity KurtHeckman Use Equation
- time `Deltat = (Deltav)/a` vCollections Use Equation
- VBL vCollections Use Equation
- VBLx vCollections Use Equation
- Velocity (constant acceleration) MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Velocity (due to g) MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Velocity - Addition KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Velocity - constant acceleration KurtHeckman Use Equation
- Velocity from Kinetic Energy vCollections Use Equation
- Velocity in Orbit MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Velocity of a Pulse on a String vCollections Use Equation
- Velocity of a Satellite MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Velocity of Efflux (Torricelli's Law) EmilyB Use Equation
- Velocity [Distance, Time] MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Vertical Velocity MichaelBartmess Use Equation
- Wavelength shift from speed and wavelength sspickle Use Equation
- `R = ((2v^2)/g) sin(theta) cos(theta)` KurtHeckman Use Equation
- `v = (Delta r)/(Delta t)` vCollections Use Equation
- `v_x = (Deltax)/(Deltat)` KurtHeckman Use Equation
- `v_x = w*sqrt(g/(2h))` KurtHeckman Use Equation
- `v_x = w/(Deltat)` KurtHeckman Use Equation
- `v_x = w/sqrt((2h)/g)` KurtHeckman Use Equation
- `v_x= v cos(theta)` vCollections Use Equation
- `v_y = v sin(theta)` vCollections Use Equation
- `x = v_x*t` KurtHeckman Use Equation
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