Combined Science GCSE
Unit conversion to seconds
What Unit conversion to seconds means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Unit conversion to seconds
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Changing a time given in minutes or other units into seconds before substitution, for example 2 minutes becomes 120 s and 0.5 minutes becomes 30 s.
Topics that use Unit conversion to seconds
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Acceleration of free fall
- Area under a velocity–time graph
- Average acceleration
- Change in velocity
- Deceleration
- Decomposition of complex shapes
- Distance and displacement
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