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What measurement is bigger than a Megameter?
a lightyear
How much time is 100km?
100km is a distance, not a measurement of time. (kilometres)
Why do you think accurate measurement of time became possible much after accurate measurement of length and mass?
Accurate measurements of time become possible after accurate measurement of length and mass because time taken by a heavy body to move a certain distance is more,and time taken by a light body to move a certain distance is less.
What is Measurement and levels of measurement?
Measurement always deals with a distance of a line or a distance between to objects, distance between 2 points, and so on.
How many minutes in one light minute?
A minute is a measurement of time. A light minute is a measurement of distance. it's the distance light would travel in one minute. (That's about 10 million miles!)
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