Distance

Key Stage 1

Meaning

Distance is how far away something is.

Noun: Distance

About Distance

Distance is usually measured with a ruler. Distance can also tell us the length, width or height of something. There are different units of distance you should know:

• Kilometre: For the distance between towns that are far away.
• Metre: For the length of a room.
• Centimetres: For the height of a table.
• Millimetres: For the width of a pencil.

Examples

Birmingham is 160 kilometres away from London.

My classroom is 12 metres in length.

My table is 120 centimetres high.

My pencil is 9 millimetres wide.

Used in a Sentence

The distance between London and Birmingham is 160 kilometres.

The front of my classroom is a distance of 12 metres from the back of my classroom.

The distance between the floor and the top of my table is 120 centimetres.

One side of my pencil is a distance of 9 millimetres from the other side of my pencil.