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Scale (physics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scale (physics)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Scale (spatial)) In Physics, geography, astronomy, Example of scales in geography and metereology meteorology, statistics, and other Area Description sciences, the term scale or spatial Scale Length scale is used for describing or Micro 1 m - 1 km local 1 m2 - 1 km2 classifying with large approximation Meso 1 km - 100 km regional 1 km2 - 10 000 km2 the extent or size of a length, distance, or area studied or Macro 100 km - 10 000 km 10 000 km2 - 100 000 000 km2 continental described. For instance, in physics Mega > 10 000 km global >100 000 000 km2 an object or phenomenon can be called microscopic if too small to be visible. In climatology, a micro-climate is a climate which might occur in a mountain, valley, or near a lake shore, whereas in statistics a megatrend is a political, social, economical, environmental, or technological trend which involves the whole planet or is supposed to last a very large amount of time. In physics, the concept of scale is closely related to the more accurate concept of order of magnitude. It is important to realize that these divisions are somewhat arbitrary, and where, on this table, mega- is assigned global scope, it may only apply continentally or even regionally in other contexts. The interpretations of meso- and macro- must then be adjusted accordingly.

See also
astronomical units of length cosmic distance ladder orders of magnitude (length)

External links
A sense of scale by Paul Falstad (http://www.falstad.com/scale/) visual depictions of the relative scale of various distances, ranging from the Planck length to the furthest known object in the Universe. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scale_(physics)&oldid=543521213" Categories: Geography terminology Cartography This page was last modified on 11 March 2013 at 23:16. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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