Physics GCSE
evaluating evidence
What evaluating evidence means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of evaluating evidence
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Reference: AQA
Recognising that evidence and decision making are different things, since scientific evidence alone does not settle what happens next.
Topics that use evaluating evidence
- National and global energy resources (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- comparing resources
- environmental impact
- environmental issues
- fossil fuels
- heating
- limits of science
- non-renewable
- nuclear fuel
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