Physics GCSE
Checking magnitude and units of an answer
What Checking magnitude and units of an answer means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Checking magnitude and units of an answer
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Reference: OCR
Reasoning about direction and size before calculating, then checking the answer's units and magnitude.
Topics that use Checking magnitude and units of an answer
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
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