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The non-scientific [[unit]] for [[Measure|measuring]] [[speed]].
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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'''Miles per Hour''' are a common non-scientific [[unit]] for [[Measure|measuring]] [[speed]] or [[velocity]].
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===About Miles per Hour===
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: '''Miles per Hour''' is shortened to mph.
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: '''Miles per Hour''' is how many [[mile]]s have been travelled in one [[hour]].
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: A [[human]] walks at around 3mph.
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: A car on the motorway travels at around 70mph.
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===Unit Comparisons===
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{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Unit]]'''
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |'''In miles per hour'''
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Metres per Second|metre per second]]
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |2.24mph
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 kilometre per hour
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |0.62mph
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Revision as of 18:19, 2 December 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Miles per Hour are a common non-scientific unit for measuring speed or velocity.

About Miles per Hour

Miles per Hour is shortened to mph.
Miles per Hour is how many miles have been travelled in one hour.
A human walks at around 3mph.
A car on the motorway travels at around 70mph.

Unit Comparisons

Unit In miles per hour
1 metre per second 2.24mph
1 kilometre per hour 0.62mph