The unit for distance is the?

Answer 1

It is Meter , M

Answer 2

The largest unit of distance that I'm aware of is the gigaparsec (Gpc) or 1 billion parsecs. Astronomers use a method called parallax to measure the distance to some stars, and an object with a parallax of one second is said to be 1 parsec away. This distance is 3.09x1016 meters, so a gigaparsec is 3.09x1025 meters.

The observable universe is thought to have a diameter of about 28 gigaparsecs, so there would be little use for any larger measurements.

The largest unit would be a yottaparsec which is much bigger than a gigaparsec.

Answer 3

it could be mm (millimetres), cm (centimetres), m (metres), km (kilometres), miles, ft(feet), yd (yards), ... there are lots you could use, you should use which ever makes the most sense (e.g. you wouldn't use mm to measure the dimensions of a building, you would use metres)

Answer 4

Science uses two systems of measurement, depending on the subject area.

The MKS system uses the meter to measure distance.

The CGS system uses the centimeter (1/100 of a meter) to measure distance.

Answer 5

In terms of SI Units (Systeme International), which dictate the metric units, scientific calculations involving distance use METRES.

So for example, solving an equation like Speed = Distance/Time, you would use the distance in metres.

Derivatives of this are...

Picometres (10-12 times smaller than a metre, i.e. 0.000000000001m = 1pm)

Nanometres (10-9 times smaller than a metre, i.e. 0.000000001m = 1nm)

Micrometres (10-6 times smaller than a metre, i.e. 0.000001m = um*)

Millimetres (10-3 times smaller than a metre, i.e. 0.001m = 1mm)

Centimetres (10-2 times smaller than a metre, i.e. 0.01m = 1cm)

Metres (1m)

Kilometres (103 times larger than a metre, i.e. 1000m = 1km)

Large distances are usually measured in kilometres - such as distances between towns and cities - whereas the very smallest derivatives are used for measuring diameters of atoms (etc.)

Metric Units are used all over Europe and the majority of the world for clarity in research, whereas certain countries such as the US still use imperial measurements (feet/inches) and to some extent the United Kingdom (beer is sold in pints, large distances are measured in miles).

*Instead of "u" here, we use the Greek letter "mu", which looks like a u, but with the tail on the left hand side)

Answer 6

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Like the idea but, sadly, that is not going to work. The base unit for measuring length is a metre. You could use larger or smaller multiples of a metre depending on the distance that you wanted to measure.

Answer 7

In the solar system, we use AU (astronomical units), which is defined as the average distance from the Earth to the Sun. For distances between stars, typically light years and parsecs.

Answer 8

All of the units on the list that accompanies the question are equal.

Answer 9

i think its cubic yottaparsec. because there is 8 squares in cubic. so square yottaparsec and yottaparsec is smaller than cubic yottaparsec. ez

Answer 10

The unit for distance is the meter (m).