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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Megapascals''' ('''MPa''') are a [[unit]] of [[pressure]] 1,000,000 times larger than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Pascal]].
===About Megapascals===
: '''Megapascals''' are shortened to '''MPa''' with an upper case M and an upper case '''Pa'''.
: [[Mega]] means one million so there are 1,000,000 [[Pascal]]s in a [[megapascal]].
===Converting to Megapascals===
{| 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;" |'''Megapascals'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megapascal]] (1MPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1MPa
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilopascal]] (1kPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>MPa
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Pascal]] (1Pa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>MPa
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millipascal]] 1(mPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>MPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micropascal]] 1(µPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-12</sup>MPa
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanopascal]] 1(nPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-15</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-15</sup>MPa
|}
===Meaning===
'''Megapascals''' ('''MPa''') are a [[unit]] of [[pressure]] 1,000,000 times larger than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Pascal]].
===About Megapascals===
: '''Megapascals''' are shortened to '''MPa''' with an upper case M and an upper case '''Pa'''.
: [[Mega]] means one million so there are 1,000,000 [[Pascal]]s in a [[megapascal]].
===Converting to Megapascals===
{| 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;" |'''Megapascals'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megapascal]] (1MPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1MPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilopascal]] (1kPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>MPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Pascal]] (1Pa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>MPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millipascal]] 1(mPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>MPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micropascal]] 1(µPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-12</sup>MPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanopascal]] 1(nPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Megapascals''' x10<sup>-15</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-15</sup>MPa
|}