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Earth Scale: 108 meters = 100 Mm = 100 megameters

The western Hemisphere of the Earth Scale: 107 meters = 10 Mm = 10 megameters

Southeastern United States Scale: 106 meters = 1 Mm = 1 megameter

Franklin countries in Florida Scale: 105 meters = 100 km = 100 kilometers

Southwest Tallahassee, Florida Scale: 104 meters = 10 km = 10 kilometers

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Scale: 103 meters = 1 km = 1 kilometer

Nearby trees, the lake and laboratory roof Scale: 102 meters = 100 meters

Top of large tree Scale: 101 meter = 10 meters

tree branch with leaves Scale: 100 meters = 1 meter: Light takes about 3 nanoseconds to cross this picture

tree leaves at actual size Scale: 10-1 meters = 0.1 meter = 10 centimeters

Cells on leaf surface vertical view cutaway view Scale: 10-3 meters = 1 mm = 1 millimeter

Individual leaf cells Scale: 10-5 meters = 10 µm = 10 micrometers

Mesophyll Cells Scale: 10-4 meters = 100 µm = 100 micrometers

Chloroplast Scale: 10-4 meters = 100 µm = 100 micrometers

Photosynthesis (middle) 6H2O + 6CO2 + Light energy ----------> C6H12O6+ 6O2

process tool Photosynthesis What are left in the tree?