Alphabetical
velocity
[noun]
The speed and direction in which a given object is traveling, measured in distance per unit time (for example meters per second or m/s). Compare to acceleration.
Appears in modules:
- Atomic Theory I Detecting electrons and the nucleus
- Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
- Charles Darwin II Natural selection
- Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
- Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
- Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
- Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- DNA III The replication of DNA
- Earth Structure A virtual journey to the center of Earth
- Electromagnetism and Light Introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
- France Anne-Dominic Córdova Climbing through astrophysics and science policy
- Franklin Chang Díaz Propulsion pioneer for future generations of astronauts
- Gravity The law of universal gravitation
- History of Earth's Atmosphere I The origin of the modern atmosphere
- Kinetic-Molecular Theory Molecule collisions, the mean free path, and modern KMT
- Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
- Measurement Units, measuring strategies, and error
- Membranes II Passive and active transporters
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Ocean Currents Mapping and explaining the ocean’s gyres
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
- Properties of Gases The gas laws and the ideal gas equation
- The Nature of Light Particle and wave theories
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
- Uncovering the Mysteries of Chronic Mountain Sickness The work of Fabiola Léon-Velarde
- Unit Conversion Dimensional analysis
- Waves and Wave Motion Describing waves
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