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| + | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
| + | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | '''Watts''' ('''W''') are the [[SI Unit]] for [[power]]. | ||
| + | ===About Watts=== | ||
| + | : '''Watts ''' are shortened to an upper case '''W'''. | ||
| + | ===Converting to Watts=== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit''' | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert''' | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Watts''' | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megawatt]] (1MW) | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Watts''' x10<sup>6</sup> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>W | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilowatt]] (1kW) | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Watts''' x10<sup>3</sup> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>W | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Watt]] (1W) | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Watts''' x1 | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1W | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milliwatt]] 1(mW) | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Watts''' x10<sup>-3</sup> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>W | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microwatt]] 1(µW) | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Watts''' x10<sup>-6</sup> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>W | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanowatt]] 1(nW) | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Watts''' x10<sup>-9</sup> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>W | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====AQA==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Watts (W), page 10, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Watts (W), page 267, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Watts, pages 20-21, 68-69, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
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| + | ====Edexcel==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Watts (W), pages 80, 131, 154, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel ''] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====OCR==== | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Watts (W), pages 114, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 25 December 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Watts are the scientific unit of power.
About Watts
- Watts are shortened with an upper case W.
Converting to Watts
| Unit | To convert | Watts |
| 1 Megawatt (1MW) | Convert to Watts x1000,000. | 1000,000W |
| 1 kilowatt (1kW) | Convert to Watts x1000. | 1000W |
| 1 Watt (1W) | Convert to Watts x1. | 1W |
| 1 milliwatt 1(mW) | Convert to Watts /1000. | 0.001W |
| 1 microwatt 1(µW) | Convert to Watts /1000,000. | 0.000001W |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Watts (W) are the SI Unit for power.
About Watts
- Watts are shortened to an upper case W.
Converting to Watts
| Unit | To convert | Watts |
| 1 megawatt (1MW) | Convert to Watts x106 | 1x106W |
| 1 kilowatt (1kW) | Convert to Watts x103 | 1x103W |
| 1 Watt (1W) | Convert to Watts x1 | 1W |
| 1 milliwatt 1(mW) | Convert to Watts x10-3 | 1x10-3W |
| 1 microwatt 1(µW) | Convert to Watts x10-6 | 1x10-6W |
| 1 nanowatt 1(nW) | Convert to Watts x10-9 | 1x10-9W |
References
AQA
- Watts (W), page 10, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Watts (W), page 267, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Watts, pages 20-21, 68-69, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA