Physics A-Level
Unit conversion in cosmology
What Unit conversion in cosmology means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Unit conversion in cosmology
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Reference: OCR
Multiplying the number of AU or ly by the appropriate metre value to convert the distance to metres.
Topics that use Unit conversion in cosmology
- Cosmology (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Age of the universe
- Astronomical distance units
- Baseline
- Big Bang nucleosynthesis
- Big Bang theory
- Cosmic microwave background
- Cosmic microwave background radiation
- Cosmological redshift
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