Centimetres Cubed
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Key Stage 3
Meaning
Centimetres Cubed (cm3) are a unit for measuring the volume of an object.
About Centimetres Cubed
- Centimetres cubed are shortened to cm3 with with a lower case c and a lower case m and an indices of 3.
- Centimetres cubed (cm3) are the same volume as millilitres (ml).
- A centimetre cubed is the volume of a cube with sides of 1cm each. Since a centimetre is 0.01 metres then a centimetre cubed is 0.01 x 0.01 x 0.01 metres cubed (0.000001m3).
- A pipette can hold around 3cm3.
- Beakers can range in volume from 25cm3 to 1000cm3.
Convert to Centimetres Cubed
| Unit | To convert | Centimetres Cubed |
| 1 metre cubed (1m3) | Convert to cm3 x1000,000. | 1000,000cm3 |
| 1 litre (1l) | Convert to cm3 x1000. | 1000cm3 |
| 1 millilitre (1ml) | Convert to cm3 x1. | 1cm3 |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Centimetres Cubed (cm3) are a unit of volume 1,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit of the metre cubed.
About Centimetres Cubed
- Centimetres cubed are shortened to cm3 with with a lower case c and a lower case m and an indices of 3.
- Centimetres cubed (cm3) are the same volume as millilitres (ml).
- A centimetre cubed is the volume of a cube with sides of 1cm each. Since a centimetre is 0.01 metres then a centimetre cubed is 0.01 x 0.01 x 0.01 metres cubed (0.000001m3).
Convert to Centimetres Cubed
| Unit | To convert | Centimetres Cubed |
| 1 metre cubed (1m3) | Convert to cm3 x106. | 1x106cm3 |
| 1 litre (1l) | Convert to cm3 x103. | 1x103cm3 |
| 1 decimetre cubed (1dm3) | Convert to cm3 x103. | 1x103cm3 |
| 1 centimetre cubed (1cm3) | Convert to cm3 x1. | 1cm3 |
| 1 millilitre (1ml) | Convert to cm3 x1. | 1cm3 |