Physics GCSE
Qualitative description
What Qualitative description means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Qualitative description
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Reference: OCR
Describing the transfers in words rather than giving a numerical calculation.
Topics that use Qualitative description
- Work done (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Closed systems
- Conservation of energy
- Elastic potential energy
- Electrical work
- Everyday energy changes
- Gravitational potential energy
- heating
- Kinetic energy
Using Qualitative description in the exam
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