Physics GCSE
peer review
What peer review means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of peer review
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Reference: AQA
Other scientists read the method and the data, look for flaws in the design and check whether the conclusions genuinely follow from the results.
Other scientists check the work, done to make sure the observations are correct.
Topics that use peer review
- Radioactive contamination (AQA GCSE)
- The development of the model of the atom (common content with chemistry) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- agreement with observations
- alpha inside the body
- alpha particle scattering
- changing and replacing models
- concentrated positive charge
- contamination
- decay in contact with tissue
- discovery of the electron
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