What is the correct order from shortest to longest for these units of measure?Angstrom, astronomical unit, centimeter, kilometer, lightyear, micron, nanometer, parsec?

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Waleed A. · Stefan V.
Nov 22, 2015

Starting from the Shortest.

Explanation:

Starting from the Shortest.

1. Angstrom # ->10^-10 "m"#

2. Nanometer # -> 10^-9"m"#

3. Micron # -> 10^-6"m"#

4. Centimeter #-> 10^-2"m"#

5. Kilometer # -> 10^3"m"#

6. Astronomical Unit # -> 1.496 xx 10^11"m"#

7. Light-year # -> 9.461 xx 10^15"m"#

8. Parsec # -> "3.26 light-years"#, or #3.08 xx 10^16"m"#

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