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: A [[syringe]] can be used to push a [[liquid]] through a [[Hydraulic System|hydraulic system]].
: A [[syringe]] can be used to compress a [[gas]] in a [[Pneumatic System|pneumatic system]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[syringe]] is a tube with a piston inside it that can be used to take in or push out a [[liquid]] through a nozzel.
===About Syringes===
: [[Syringe]]s can be used to [[measure]] and release small amounts of [[liquid]].
: A [[syringe]] can be used to push a [[liquid]] through a [[Hydraulic System|hydraulic system]].
: A [[syringe]] can be used to [[compress]] a [[gas]] in a [[Pneumatic System|pneumatic system]].
: A [[syringe]] may have a [[resolution]] between 1 [[millilitre]] and 0.1 [[millilitre]]s.
: To use a [[syringe]] [[accurate]]ly:
:*Any bubbles must be removed from the [[liquid]] before [[reading]] the [[Volume (Space)|volume]].
:*The [[syringe]] must be held [[vertical]]ly with the nozzel pointing down and [[reading|read]] from 'eye level'.