Common Units:
* Meters per second (m/s): The standard unit in the International System of Units (SI).
* Kilometers per hour (km/h): Often used for road speeds.
* Miles per hour (mph): Commonly used in the United States and some other countries.
* Feet per second (ft/s): Used in some engineering applications.
Other Units:
* Knots: Used for nautical speeds (1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour).
* Mach: Used for airspeed, representing the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound.
Important Note:
It's crucial to understand that speed is a scalar quantity that only describes the magnitude of motion (how fast something is moving), while velocity includes both magnitude and direction.