Combined Science GCSE
Practical plotting method
What Practical plotting method means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Practical plotting method
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Reference: AQA
Place the magnet on paper and put a small plotting compass near one pole, then mark the direction the compass needle points.
Topics that use Practical plotting method
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
- Attraction and repulsion
- Earth's magnetic field
- Field line direction
- Field lines
- Field strength
- Field strength and distance
- Induced magnetism
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