<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Speed </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Speed can be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance . A fast - moving object has a high speed and covers a relatively large distance in a given amount of time, while a slow - moving object covers a relatively small amount of distance in the same amount of time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Common symbols </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SI unit </Th> <Td> m / s, m s </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Speed </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Speed can be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance . A fast - moving object has a high speed and covers a relatively large distance in a given amount of time, while a slow - moving object covers a relatively small amount of distance in the same amount of time . </Td> </Tr>

S the distance traveled during a specific unit of time