Answer to Question #81945 in Physics for Farrah

Question

a meteorite travels through space at a speed of 500 meters per second. how fast is the meteorite travelling in km per hour

Answer 1

Let’s convert m⁄s to km⁄h:

v=500 m/s∙(1 km)/(1000 m)∙(3600 s)/(1 h)=1800 km/h.