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    PracticeAQA GCSEAQA GCSE Physics Higher Tier Paper 2Question 01.3
    Medium2 marksgraphing
    WavesHighergraphingpractical skillswaves

    AQA GCSE · Question 01.3 · Waves

    Angle of refraction in degrees 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Angle of incidence in degrees 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

    Figure 2 shows some of the results from the investigation. Table 2 shows additional results. Complete Figure 2. You should:
    • plot the results from Table 2
    • draw the line of best fit.

    Table 2: Angle of incidence (degrees): 70, 80 Angle of refraction (degrees): 35, 37

    How to approach this question

    1. Locate the x-value (angle of incidence) for the first point from Table 2 on the horizontal axis. 2. Locate the y-value (angle of refraction) on the vertical axis. 3. Mark the point where these two values intersect with a cross (x). 4. Repeat for the second point. 5. Draw a single, smooth curve that passes as close as possible to all the points. It should not be a "dot-to-dot" line.

    Full Answer

    Plotting the points requires finding the correct coordinates on the graph. For (70, 35), find 70 on the x-axis and 35 on the y-axis and mark the intersection. Do the same for (80, 37). The line of best fit should be a smooth curve that goes through the origin (since an angle of incidence of 0° would give an angle of refraction of 0°) and follows the trend of the points, with roughly an equal number of points on either side of the line.

    Common mistakes

    ✗ Plotting points inaccurately.\n✗ Joining the dots with straight lines instead of drawing a smooth curve of best fit.\n✗ Drawing a straight line of best fit when the data clearly shows a curve.\n✗ The curve not passing through the origin.
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