Math Playground
Measurement

Speed & velocity

Distance ÷ time. Drag the slider, watch the speedometer climb.

Speed is how fast something covers distance. Velocity is speed PLUS direction. They're often used interchangeably in everyday talk, but in physics they're different.

Speed
speed = distance / time
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Drive 240 km in 3 hours. Average speed?

240 / 3 = 80 km/h.

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60 km/h in m/s?

60 km/h = 60 × 1000 m / 3600 s = 16.67 m/s. (Roughly: divide km/h by 3.6.)