Physics GCSE
Choosing appropriate measuring instruments
What Choosing appropriate measuring instruments means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Selecting an instrument suited to the distance, such as a metre rule, tape measure or marked track, and a timing method suited to the interval, such as a stopwatch, light gate or timing gate.
Topics that use Choosing appropriate measuring instruments
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
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