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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Micro]] is a [[Unit Prefix]] that means a number is 10<sup>-6</sup> the normal [[unit]].
===About Micro===
===Examples===
: A micrometre (µm) is 10<sup>-6</sup> metres (m).: A microvolt (µV) is 10<sup>-6</sup> volts (V).: A microgram (µg) is 10<sup>-6</sup> grams (g).
===Converting from Micro===
To convert from [[micro]] to the base unit you must times by 10<sup>-6</sup>.
: <math>63000\mu m = 63000\times10^{-6}m = 0.063m</math>
===Converting to Micro===
To convert to [[micro]] from a base unit you must divide times by 10<sup>-6</sup>because there are 1,000,000 of them in the base unit.: <math>8m = 8\frac{8}{10times10^{-6}} \mu m = 8,000,000\mu m</math>
: <math>54m = 54\frac{54}{10times10^{-6}} \mu m = 24,000,000\mu m</math>
: <math>6.2m = \frac{6.2}{10\times10^{-6}} \mu m = 6,200,000\mu m</math>
: <math>0.33m = \frac{0.33}{10\times10^{-6}} \mu m = 330,000\mu m</math>
: <math>0.052m = \frac{0.052}{10\times10^{-6}} \mu m = 52,000\mu m</math>