Unit of Velocity in Other Systems
While the SI unit is often used, other systems of units also exist, each with its own measure of velocity. Such system are CGS (centimeter-gram-second) system, Foot per second or ft /s or fps, Feet per minute or ft/ m or fpm. All these units are mentioned below:
System |
Unit |
Abbreviation |
---|---|---|
MKS System |
meter per second |
m/s |
CGS System |
centimeter per second |
cm/s |
FPS System |
foot per second |
ft/s |
Other Units of Velocity
Velocity can be measured in various units, few of them are listed below:
- kilometer per hour or km/hr
- miles per hour or mi/hr
- Centimetres per hour or cm/hr
- Metre per minute or m/min
- Millimetre per minute or mm/min
- Millimetre per second or mm/s
- Centimetre per minute or cm/min
- inch per second or in/s
- Foot per second or ft/s
- Foot per minute or ft/min
Unit of Velocity
Unit of velocity is meter per second or m/s. It is defined as the ratio of a unit of distance and a unit of time. Velocity is the measure of the speed of an object in a particular direction.
Although the unit of speed and velocity are identical, velocity, being a vector quantity, is defined as the rate at which an object changes its location per unit time. The other unit of velocity are km/hr, cm/s, ft/s, etc.
In this article, we will learn about velocity, units of velocity in different systems, SI Unit of velocity and will solve a few problems based on velocity.