Unit km/s²
Name kilometre per second squared
Category Acceleration
Details In the field of acceleration, km/s² (kilometre per second squared) is a unit that represents the rate of change of velocity with respect to time. Essentially, it measures how quickly an object's speed is increasing or decreasing in units of kilometres per second (km/s), for each second that passes. It helps to quantify the force acting upon an object or how fast it accelerates (speeds up) or decelerates (slows down).

For example, if an object's acceleration is 2 km/s², it means that for every second that passes, the object's velocity (speed) is changing by an additional 2 kilometres per second (km/s). In simpler terms, an object's acceleration quantifies how fast it's gaining or losing speed, and the unit km/s² is a common way to represent this value.
km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to aGal(attogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to am/h/s(attometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to am/h²(attometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to am/min/s(attometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to am/min²(attometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to am/s²(attometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to cGal(centigal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to cm/h/s(centimetre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to cm/h²(centimetre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to cm/min/s(centimetre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to cm/min²(centimetre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to cm/s²(centimetre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to daGal(decagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dam/h/s(decametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dam/h²(decametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dam/min/s(decametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dam/min²(decametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dam/s²(decametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dGal(decigal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dm/h/s(decimetre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dm/h²(decimetre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dm/min/s(decimetre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dm/min²(decimetre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to dm/s²(decimetre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to EGal(exagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Em/h/s(exametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Em/h²(exametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Em/min/s(exametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Em/min²(exametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Em/s²(exametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to fGal(femtogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to fm/h/s(femtometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to fm/h²(femtometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to fm/min/s(femtometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to fm/min²(femtometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to fm/s²(femtometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ft/h/s(foot per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ft/h²(foot per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ft/min/s(foot per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ft/min²(foot per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ft/s²(foot per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Gal(gal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to GGal(gigagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Gm/h/s(gigametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Gm/h²(gigametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Gm/min/s(gigametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Gm/min²(gigametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Gm/s²(gigametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to g₀(standard gravity)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to hGal(hectogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to hm/h/s(hectometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to hm/h²(hectometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to hm/min/s(hectometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to hm/min²(hectometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to hm/s²(hectometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to in/h/s(inch per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to in/h²(inch per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to in/min/s(inch per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to in/min²(inch per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to in/s²(inch per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to kGal(kilogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to km/h/s(kilometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to km/h²(kilometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to km/min/s(kilometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to km/min²(kilometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to m/h/s(metre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to m/h²(metre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to m/min/s(metre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to m/min²(metre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to m/s²(metre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to MGal(megagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mGal(milligal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mi/h/s(mile per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mi/h²(mile per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mi/min/s(mile per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mi/min²(mile per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mi/s²(mile per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Mm/h/s(megametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mm/h/s(millimetre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Mm/h²(megametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mm/h²(millimetre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Mm/min/s(megametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mm/min/s(millimetre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Mm/min²(megametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mm/min²(millimetre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Mm/s²(megametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to mm/s²(millimetre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to nGal(nanogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to nm/h/s(nanometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to nm/h²(nanometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to nm/min/s(nanometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to nm/min²(nanometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to nm/s²(nanometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to PGal(petagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to pGal(picogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Pm/h/s(petametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to pm/h/s(picometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Pm/h²(petametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to pm/h²(picometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Pm/min/s(petametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to pm/min/s(picometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Pm/min²(petametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to pm/min²(picometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Pm/s²(petametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to pm/s²(picometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to TGal(teragal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Tm/h/s(terametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Tm/h²(terametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Tm/min/s(terametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Tm/min²(terametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Tm/s²(terametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to yd/h/s(yard per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to yd/h²(yard per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to yd/min/s(yard per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to yd/min²(yard per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to yd/s²(yard per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to yGal(yoctogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to YGal(yottagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ym/h/s(yoctometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Ym/h/s(yottametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ym/h²(yoctometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Ym/h²(yottametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ym/min/s(yoctometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Ym/min/s(yottametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ym/min²(yoctometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Ym/min²(yottametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ym/s²(yoctometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Ym/s²(yottametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to zGal(zeptogal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to ZGal(zettagal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to zm/h/s(zeptometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Zm/h/s(zettametre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to zm/h²(zeptometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Zm/h²(zettametre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to zm/min/s(zeptometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Zm/min/s(zettametre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to zm/min²(zeptometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Zm/min²(zettametre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to zm/s²(zeptometre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to Zm/s²(zettametre per second squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to µGal(microgal)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to µm/h/s(micrometre per hour per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to µm/h²(micrometre per hour squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to µm/min/s(micrometre per minute per second)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to µm/min²(micrometre per minute squared)km/s²(kilometre per second squared) to µm/s²(micrometre per second squared)