Speed
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Speed is the distance that an object moves in a given amount of time. Speed is a measure of how fast something is moving. The average speed of an object in a certain time is the distance the object travelled divided by the time.
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Finding speed[change | change source]
To find speed ,
where is the distance and is the time that has gone by.
Units of measurement for speed[change | change source]
There are many units of measurement for speed. For example, an object's speed can be measured in
- miles per hour (mph),
- kilometers per hour (km/h)
- meters per second (m/s), which is the SI-unit for speed.
Changing speed[change | change source]
When an object changes speed, it gets faster or slower. If the speed of the object increases, it is called acceleration. If the object gets slower, and the speed decreases, it is called deceleration, or negative acceleration.
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