* Velocity: Measured in units of distance per unit time (e.g., meters per second (m/s), kilometers per hour (km/h), miles per hour (mph)).
* Time: Measured in units of time (e.g., seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h)).
Therefore, acceleration is expressed in units of:
* Distance per unit time, per unit time.
* This can be written as m/s² (meters per second squared) or km/h² (kilometers per hour squared) or any other combination of distance and time units.
Example:
If an object's velocity increases from 0 m/s to 10 m/s in 2 seconds, its acceleration is:
* (10 m/s - 0 m/s) / 2 s = 5 m/s²