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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[centimetre]] is a [[unit]] of [[distance]] equivalent to 1/100th of a [[metre]].
===About Centimetres===
: [[Centimetre]]s are shortened to '''cm''' with a lower case c and a lower case m.
: [[Centimetre]]s are for the [[length]], [[width]] and [[height]] of everyday [[object]]s.
===Converting to Centimetres===
{| 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;" |'''Centimetres'''
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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 [[centimetre]]s x100,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100,000,000cm
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[centimetre]]s x100,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100,000cm
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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 [[centimetre]]s x100.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100cm
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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 [[centimetre]]s /10.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.1cm
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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 [[centimetre]]s /10,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.0001cm
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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 [[centimetre]]s x1.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1cm''
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===Meaning===
A [[centimetre]] is a [[unit]] of [[distance]] equivalent to 1/100th of a [[metre]].
===About Centimetres===
: [[Centimetre]]s are shortened to '''cm''' with a lower case c and a lower case m.
: [[Centimetre]]s are for the [[length]], [[width]] and [[height]] of everyday [[object]]s.
===Converting to Centimetres===
{| 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;" |'''Centimetres'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Megametre]] (1Mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[centimetre]]s x100,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100,000,000cm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[centimetre]]s x100,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100,000cm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[metre]] (1m)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[centimetre]]s x100.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |100cm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[centimetre]]s /10.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.1cm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[centimetre]]s /10,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.0001cm
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1 [[centimetre]] 1(cm)''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[centimetre]]s x1.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1cm''
|}