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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Calibrating''' is when a [[scientist]] checks an [[Scientific Instrument|instrument]] against a known value to see that it [[Reading|reads]] the correct value.

===About Calibration===
: '''Calibration''' is used to correct for a [[Zero Error|zero error]] in which an [[Scientific Instrument|instrument]] [[reading|read]]s the wrong number.

===Examples===
: To check a [[thermometer]] is [[calibrate]]d a [[scientist]] could place it in [[boiling]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading|reads]] 100°C and in [[freezing]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading|reads]] 0°C.
: To check an [[Analogue Ammeter|analogue ammeter]] is [[calibrate]]d the dial can be [[reading|read]] before a [[Electrical Current|current]] is passed through it to see that it says zero.

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		+	====Edexcel====
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	: To check a [[thermometer]] is [[calibrate]]d a [[scientist]] could place it in [[boiling]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading\|reads]] 100°C and in [[freezing]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading\|reads]] 0°C.		: To check a [[thermometer]] is [[calibrate]]d a [[scientist]] could place it in [[boiling]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading\|reads]] 100°C and in [[freezing]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading\|reads]] 0°C.
	: To check an [[Analogue Ammeter\|analogue ammeter]] is [[calibrate]]d the dial can be [[reading\|read]] before a [[Electrical Current\|current]] is passed through it to see that it says zero.		: To check an [[Analogue Ammeter\|analogue ammeter]] is [[calibrate]]d the dial can be [[reading\|read]] before a [[Electrical Current\|current]] is passed through it to see that it says zero.
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		+	===References===
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		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Calibration, page 13, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
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 ==Key Stage 4==
 ===Meaning===
-'''Calibrating''' is when a [[scientist]] checks an [[Scientific Instrument|instrument]] against a known value to see that it [[Reading|reads]] the correct value.
+'''Calibrating''' is when a [[scientist]] checks an [[Measuring Instrument|instrument]] against a known value to see that it [[Reading|reads]] the correct value.
 ===About Calibration===
-: '''Calibration''' is used to correct for a [[Zero Error|zero error]] in which an [[Scientific Instrument|instrument]] [[reading|read]]s the wrong number.
+: '''Calibration''' is used to correct for a [[Zero Error|zero error]] in which an [[Measuring Instrument|instrument]] [[reading|read]]s the wrong number.
 ===Examples===
 : To check a [[thermometer]] is [[calibrate]]d a [[scientist]] could place it in [[boiling]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading|reads]] 100°C and in [[freezing]] [[water]] to check that it [[reading|reads]] 0°C.
 : To check an [[Analogue Ammeter|analogue ammeter]] is [[calibrate]]d the dial can be [[reading|read]] before a [[Electrical Current|current]] is passed through it to see that it says zero.