Question
Why do we have different units for the same physical quantity?
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Answer
Because, bodies differ in order of magnitude significantly in respect to the same physical quantity. For example, interatomic distances are of the order of angstroms, inter-city distances are of the order of km, and interstellar distances are of the order of light year.
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