Units and unit conversion
What Units and unit conversion means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Units and unit conversion
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Converting time to seconds and energy to joules before substituting into the equation, for example minutes to seconds or kilojoules to joules.
Convert time to seconds and energy to joules before substitution, for example minutes to seconds or kilojoules to joules.
Values given in other units such as km/h are converted before substituting, and the answer is given with the unit m/s.
Convert minutes to seconds and kilowatts to watts before substituting into the equation.
Topics that use Units and unit conversion
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
- Energy transfers in everyday appliances (AQA GCSE)
- Power (AQA GCSE)
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