Units of Speed – Examples, Definition, List of Units, Conversion Chart

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Units of Speed – Examples, Definition, List of Units, Conversion Chart

What are Units of Speed?

List of Speed Units

Conversion of Speed Units

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What unit is used to measure speed in the metric system?

Miles per hour

 Feet per second

 Kilometers per hour

Meters per second

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What is the unit of speed in the International System of Units (SI)?

Kilometers per hour

Feet per second

Meters per second

Miles per hour

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How is the speed of a car typically reported in the United States?

Meters per second

 Feet per second

Miles per hour

Kilometers per hour

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If a train travels 300 kilometers in 3 hours, what is its speed?

50 km/h

 100 km/h

 75 km/h

150 km/h

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Which of the following is a correct conversion from kilometers per hour to meters per second?

1 km/h = 0.2778 m/s

1 km/h = 3.6 m/s

1 km/h = 1.609 m/s

1 km/h = 10 m/s

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What is the speed of light in a vacuum commonly measured in?

Kilometers per hour

Meters per second

Miles per hour

Feet per second

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If a cyclist travels at 10 meters per second, how fast is that in kilometers per hour?

36 km/h

30 km/h

20 km/h

45 km/h

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How is speed commonly expressed in scientific research for small-scale motion?

Feet per second

Meters per second

Kilometers per hour

Miles per hour

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If a runner completes a 400-meter race in 50 seconds, what is their speed in meters per second?

6 m/s

8 m/s

10 m/s

12 m/s

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A vehicle trave ls 180 kilometers in 3 hours. What is its speed in kilometers per hour?

60 km/h

80 km/h

90 km/h

100 km/h

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