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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[metre]] is the scientific [[unit]] of [[distance]].
===About Metres===
: [[Kilometre]]s are shortened to '''km''' with a lower case k and a lower case m.
: [[Kilometre]]s are for distances larger than the distance between towns and cities.
===Converting to Kilometres===
{| 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;" |'''Metres'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Megametre]] (1Mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s x1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s x1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[metre]] (1m)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s x1.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1 [[centimetre]] 1(cm)''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[metre]]s /100.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''0.01m''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s /1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.001km
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s /1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.000001km
|}
===Meaning===
A [[metre]] is the scientific [[unit]] of [[distance]].
===About Metres===
: [[Kilometre]]s are shortened to '''km''' with a lower case k and a lower case m.
: [[Kilometre]]s are for distances larger than the distance between towns and cities.
===Converting to Kilometres===
{| 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;" |'''Metres'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Megametre]] (1Mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s x1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s x1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[metre]] (1m)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s x1.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1 [[centimetre]] 1(cm)''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[metre]]s /100.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''0.01m''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s /1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.001km
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s /1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.000001km
|}