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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[metre]]s /100.''
 
| 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;" |''0.01m''
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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'''Metres''' ('''m''') are the [[SI Unit]] for [[distance]], [[displacement]] and [[wavelength]].
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===About Metres===
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:  '''Metres ''' are shortened to a lower case m.
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===Converting to Metres===
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Metres'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megametre]] (1Mm)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>6</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>3</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Metre]] (1m)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x1
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1m
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[decimetre]] 1(dm)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-1</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-1</sup>m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[centimetre]] 1(mm)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-2</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-2</sup>m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-6</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanometre]] 1(nm)
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-9</sup>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>m
 
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Revision as of 21:01, 25 March 2019

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A metre is the scientific unit of distance.

About Metres

Metres are shortened to a lower case m.
Metres are for the size of large objects such as buildings.

Converting to Metres

Unit To convert Metres
1 Megametre (1Mm) Convert to metres x1000,000. 1000,000m
1 kilometre (1km) Convert to metres x1000. 1000m
1 metre (1m) Convert to metres x1. 1m
1 millimetre 1(mm) Convert to metres /1000. 0.001m
1 micrometre 1(µm) Convert to metres /1000,000. 0.000001m
1 centimetre 1(cm) Convert to metres /100. 0.01m

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Metres (m) are the SI Unit for distance, displacement and wavelength.

About Metres

Metres are shortened to a lower case m.

Converting to Metres

Unit To convert Metres
1 megametre (1Mm) Convert to Metres x106 1x106m
1 kilometre (1km) Convert to Metres x103 1x103m
1 Metre (1m) Convert to Metres x1 1m
1 decimetre 1(dm) Convert to Metres x10-1 1x10-1m
1 centimetre 1(mm) Convert to Metres x10-2 1x10-2m
1 millimetre 1(mm) Convert to Metres x10-3 1x10-3m
1 micrometre 1(µm) Convert to Metres x10-6 1x10-6m
1 nanometre 1(nm) Convert to Metres x10-9 1x10-9m