Fundamental Units:
* Meters per second (m/s): This is the standard unit of velocity in the International System of Units (SI).
* Kilometers per hour (km/h): Commonly used for road speeds and in some countries.
* Feet per second (ft/s): Used in some engineering and physics contexts, especially in the United States.
* Miles per hour (mph): Commonly used for road speeds in the United States and some other countries.
Other Units:
* Knots (kn): Used for speeds of ships and aircraft, 1 knot is approximately 1 nautical mile per hour.
* Mach: Represents the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound. Mach 1 is the speed of sound.
* C (speed of light): Used for extremely high speeds, such as those of light or other electromagnetic radiation.
Key Point: Velocity is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude (speed) and direction. Therefore, units of velocity must indicate both speed and direction. For example, "10 m/s to the east" represents a velocity.
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