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GCSE Combined Science · key term
An incorrect reading caused by viewing a scale at an angle rather than straight on.
Used by OCR
Specification B1, P1, P2, P4, P5, WS2a · Biology Paper 1, Biology Paper 2, Chemistry Paper 1, Chemistry Paper 2, Physics Paper 1, Physics Paper 2
An error caused by viewing a scale at an angle rather than directly in line with the reading.
An error caused by viewing a scale from an angle rather than directly in line with the point being measured.
For liquid density, state separately that you read at eye level to avoid parallax error and read the bottom of the meniscus.
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An incorrect scale reading caused by viewing the scale from an angle rather than directly in line with the measurement.
An incorrect scale reading caused by viewing the scale from an angle.
An incorrect reading caused by viewing a scale from an angle rather than directly in line with the reading.
Specification B1, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 · Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science
An apparent change in the position of a scale reading caused by viewing it from an angle.
Revise: Accurate Biological MeasurementsLooking down at the scale can introduce parallax error.
An incorrect scale reading caused by viewing the scale from an angle rather than directly opposite the mark being read.
An incorrect scale reading caused by viewing the scale from an angle rather than straight on.
A reading error caused by viewing a scale at an angle rather than straight on.
An incorrect scale reading caused by viewing the scale at an angle rather than straight on.
An error caused by viewing an object, pointer or liquid level at an angle to its scale.
