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: Other [[unit]]s of [[speed]] can be given by the [[unit]]s of [[distance]] used and the [[unit]]s of [[time]] used in the calculation of [[speed]]. If [[centimetre]]s and [[minute]]s are used then the [[unit]]s of [[speed]] would be centimetres per minute.
: [[Speed]] can be found by [[measuring]] the [[distance]] travelled by an [[object]] in a given [[time]].
===Typical Speeds===
You should remember the following [[speed]]s for everyday events:
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Motion'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Speed in m/s'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Average Walking Speed
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1.5m/s
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Average Running Speed
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |5m/s
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Average Cycling Speed
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |10m/s
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Car on the Motorway
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |30m/s
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Propeller Plane Flying
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100m/s
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Jet Plane Flying
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |250m/s
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Speed of Sound in Air
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |340m/s
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Speed of Light in a Vacuum
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |300,000,000m/s
|}
===Equation===