Physics GCSE
Unit conversion before calculation
What Unit conversion before calculation means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Unit conversion before calculation
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Reference: OCR
Convert centimetres to metres and kilonewtons to newtons before multiplying to avoid unit errors.
Topics that use Unit conversion before calculation
- Newton's laws (OCR GCSE)
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