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OCR A Level Physics A H556

1. Development of Practical Skills in Physics

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2. Foundations in Physics

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3. Forces and Motion

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4. Electrons, Waves and Photons

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1.2.8 Research and Citation Skills – Check yourself

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1.
Which source is generally most reliable for a physical constant?
A national standards laboratory data table
An anonymous forum post
A social media video
A friend's notes
2.
What is plagiarism?
Using a data book
Citing a paper
Using a simulation
Presenting someone else's work as your own
3.
Your result is 9.5 m s−2 but a data book says 9.81. What should you do?
Change your result to 9.81
Delete your data
Report your value, state the difference and discuss possible causes
Ignore the data book
4.
Which is a secondary source?
Your raw data table
A textbook summarising earlier experiments
The light-gate readings
Your lab notebook
5.
Three sources give values 5.0, 5.1 and 5.0. What does this suggest?
The value is unreliable
The sources are all wrong
The value is well supported by independent agreement
The unit is wrong
6.
Why note the temperature when quoting a data-book value?
It is decoration
Data books need dates
It reduces uncertainty
Many physical properties depend on temperature
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