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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[micrometre]] (µm) is a [[unit]] of [[distance]] equivalent to 1/1000,000th of a [[metre]].
===About Micrometres===
: [[Micrometre]]s are shortened to the greek letter µ and a lower case '''m'''.
: [[Micrometre]]s can be used for the size of [[Cell (Biology)|cells]].
===Converting to Micrometres===
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Micrometres'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Megametre]] (1Mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1000,000,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000,000,000µm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1000,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000,000µm
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[metre]] (1m)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1,000,000µm
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000µm
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1µm
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1 [[centimetre]] 1(cm)''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[micrometre]]s x10,000.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''10,000µm''
|}
===Meaning===
A [[micrometre]] (µm) is a [[unit]] of [[distance]] equivalent to 1/1000,000th of a [[metre]].
===About Micrometres===
: [[Micrometre]]s are shortened to the greek letter µ and a lower case '''m'''.
: [[Micrometre]]s can be used for the size of [[Cell (Biology)|cells]].
===Converting to Micrometres===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Micrometres'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Megametre]] (1Mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1000,000,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000,000,000µm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1000,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000,000µm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[metre]] (1m)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1,000,000µm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000µm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[micrometre]]s x1.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1µm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1 [[centimetre]] 1(cm)''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[micrometre]]s x10,000.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''10,000µm''
|}