Apparatus selection
What Apparatus selection means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Apparatus selection
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Reference: OCR
Choosing equipment appropriate to the quantity being measured and the precision required, such as a micrometer, vernier calliper, top-pan balance, ammeter, voltmeter, oscilloscope, signal generator, light gate, thermometer or data logger.
Choosing an analogue instrument whose range and resolution match the quantity being measured, such as a micrometer for a wire diameter or a metre rule for a pendulum length.
Topics that use Apparatus selection
- Implementing (OCR A-Level)
- Practical skills (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy and precision
- Amplitude
- Analogue measurement
- Background radiation
- Circuit symbols and component recognition
- Computer modelling
- Correct measurement technique
- Data logger
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