Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in State Changes and Density.
A systematic error where a measuring instrument gives a non-zero reading when it should read zero; corrected on a balance by taring.
Zero error appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Particle model of matter, especially State Changes and Density and Density of materials.
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