Physics GCSE
displacement technique
What displacement technique means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of displacement technique
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A way of finding the volume of an irregularly shaped object by lowering it until it is fully submerged and collecting the water that overflows in a measuring cylinder.
Topics that use displacement technique
- Density of materials (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- arrangement of particles
- constant particle size
- Density
- measuring instruments
- particle model
- particle spacing
- regular and irregular solids
- spacing in solids liquids gases
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