Combined Science GCSE
Plateau
What Plateau means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Plateau
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Reference: AQA
The part of a rate graph where the line levels off, showing the maximum rate under those conditions.
A flat section of a heating or cooling graph showing a change of state at a constant temperature.
Topics that use Plateau
- Changes of state and specific latent heat (AQA GCSE)
- Rate of photosynthesis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Boiling
- Change of state
- Choosing scales
- Control variables
- Data presentation
- Diminishing returns
- E = m × L
- E = m × Lv
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