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Measure tiny things in mm, µm and nm

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS1-1, NGSS.SEP 5 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Cell biology (orders of magnitude)

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  1. Question 1

    A structure is 10 µm wide. How wide is it in millimetres (mm)? (1 mm = 1000 µm)

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  2. Question 2

    A bacterium is 0.5 µm long. What is this in nanometres (nm)? (1 µm = 1000 nm)

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  3. Question 3

    A cell is 0.15 mm long. How long is it in micrometres (µm)? (1 mm = 1000 µm)

    Answerµm

  4. Question 4

    A bacterium is 5 µm long. What is this in nanometres (nm)? (1 µm = 1000 nm)

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  5. Question 5

    A cell is 0.01 mm long. How long is it in micrometres (µm)? (1 mm = 1000 µm)

    Answerµm

  6. Question 6

    A virus particle is 120 nm across. What is this in micrometres (µm)? (1 µm = 1000 nm)

    Answerµm

  7. Question 7

    A cell is 0.15 mm long. How long is it in micrometres (µm)? (1 mm = 1000 µm)

    Answerµm

  8. Question 8

    A bacterium is 5 µm long. What is this in nanometres (nm)? (1 µm = 1000 nm)

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  9. Question 9

    A structure is 2 µm wide. How wide is it in millimetres (mm)? (1 mm = 1000 µm)

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  10. Question 10

    A virus particle is 100 nm across. What is this in micrometres (µm)? (1 µm = 1000 nm)

    Answerµm

  11. Question 11

    A structure is 8 µm wide. How wide is it in millimetres (mm)? (1 mm = 1000 µm)

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  1. 0.01 mm
  2. 500 nm
  3. 150 µm
  4. 5000 nm
  5. 10 µm
  6. 0.12 µm
  7. 150 µm
  8. 5000 nm
  9. 0.002 mm
  10. 0.1 µm
  11. 0.008 mm