Formulating enquiry questions (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Quizzes
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What does an enquiry question establish for coastal fieldwork?
What does an enquiry question establish for coastal fieldwork?
A specific focus
What are measurements and statistics called in fieldwork?
What are measurements and statistics called in fieldwork?
Quantitative data
What does Stage 3 of the enquiry process involve?
What does Stage 3 of the enquiry process involve?
Processing information
In Stage 4, what should you identify in your processed data?
In Stage 4, what should you identify in your processed data?
Patterns, trends, and relationships
Strong enquiry questions often explore what about coastal features?
Strong enquiry questions often explore what about coastal features?
How and why they change
What is a hypothesis in fieldwork?
What is a hypothesis in fieldwork?
A predicted answer based on theory
What determines the shape of beach profiles?
What determines the shape of beach profiles?
Multiple interacting factors
What type of beach profile do high-energy waves typically create?
What type of beach profile do high-energy waves typically create?
Steeper profiles
Why avoid sites where coastline direction changes significantly?
Why avoid sites where coastline direction changes significantly?
Alters wave approach & processes
How do you calculate mean angle in beach profile data?
How do you calculate mean angle in beach profile data?
Sum of angles ÷ number of profiles