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Wrecksite

Wrecksite is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wrecksite rather than just read about it. In short: Wrecksite is a non-profit organization that documents maritime wrecks around the world and is free to use. Accessing more data requires a subscription.

Key takeaways

Wrecksite belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Wrecksite to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Wrecksite from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Wrecksite is a non-profit organization that documents maritime wrecks around the world and is free to use. Accessing more data requires a subscription. The website is the world largest online nautical wreck database, and has 187,030 wrecks and 164,050 positions, 62,730 images, 2,347 maritime charts, 31,070 ship owners and builders. (As of July 13, 2019)

Bibliography Notes

References

Alexa (2019). "wrecksite.eu". wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019. Library of Congress (2019). "Databases and Internet Resources". Federal government of the United States. Retrieved 13 July 2019. UNESCO (2015). Underwater cultural heritage from World War I: proceedings of the Scientific Conference on the Occasion of the Centenary of World War I, Bruges, Belgium, 26 & 27 June 2014. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 9789231001116. - Total pages: 217 Wrecksite (2019). "Wrecksite". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wrecksite

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wrecksite claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wrecksite before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wrecksite ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wrecksite

In research: Wrecksite appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wrecksite in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wrecksite is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Internet properties established in 2001, Library and information science stubs, Online databases, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wrecksite outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Wrecksite in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Wrecksite means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Wrecksite out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Wrecksite in simple terms?

Wrecksite is a non-profit organization that documents maritime wrecks around the world and is free to use. Accessing more data requires a subscription.

Why does Wrecksite matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Wrecksite?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Wrecksite.