How do you convert meters per second squared to kilometers per hour?

Answer 1

You don't. "Meters per second squared" is acceleration. "Kilometers per hour" is speed.

They're used to measure different things, their physical dimensions are different, and they

can't be converted into one another.

15/07/2010 - I agree. However, if you want to understand how fast acceleration in m/s/s is in km/h, you can do this exercise:

If you fall off the top of a building, how fast will you be travelling after 3 seconds?

We know that acceleration is 9.8m/s/s. If we just look at the velocity after 1 second, this is 9.8m/s which translates into 35.28km/hr (9.8*60(seconds)*60(minutes)).

After the 2nd second, you have accelerated another 9.8m/s and are now travelling ~75km/hr.

After the 3rd second, you are now travelling at ~110km/hr. This is your speed (velocity).

Therefore, you could say that you are accelerating at 35.28km/h/s.

When you hear of supercars accelerating to 100km/h in 3 seconds, this is comparable with the acceleration when falling off a building!!

15/07/10 -- And it could be described as . . . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . . . an acceleration of "one G" .