SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The speedometer of a car shows which of the following?
A
Uniform speed
B
Average Speed
C
Instantaneous Speed
D
Distance
E
Non uniform speed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It shows that the speedometer shows the speed of every instant; it means that speedometer shows instantaneous speed of the car. The average speed and instantaneous speed can never be the same. Average speed is the speed by which the car has travelled the whole distance.

Detailed explanation-2: -speedometer, instrument that indicates the speed of a vehicle, usually combined with a device known as an odometer that records the distance traveled.

Detailed explanation-3: -We know that a car’s speedometer gives us instantaneous speed, because if we speed up the displayed number on a speedometer will increase to indicate we are moving faster and if we slow down the displayed number on a speedometer will decrease to indicate we are moving slower.

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