The square yard is a unit of area and is an imperial unit with the symbol ya².
One square yard is equal in area to a square with edges one yard in length. It also equals 1,296 in² and ≈ 0.836 m².
The square yard is a common unit of measurement in the UK and US.
The square centimetre is a unit of area and is a multiple of the square metre; an SI derived unit. It has the symbol cm².
A square centimetre is equal to the area of a square with edges 1cm long. There are 10,000 square centimetres in a square metre.
It is often used to describe areas smaller than 1m² - including much work in classrooms on paper.