Arrange the following in the increasing order:
(A) Micrometre
(B) Centimetre
(C) Mile
(D) Kilometre
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (D), (C)
The four units of length are put in order of size by writing each one in metres.
(A) Micrometre — one millionth of a metre, \(10^{-6}\) m, used for cells and bacteria.
(B) Centimetre — one hundredth of a metre, 0.01 m.
(D) Kilometre — 1000 m.
(C) Mile — about 1609 m, or 1.609 km, so a mile is longer than a kilometre.