Combined Science GCSE
Acceleration and change of direction
What Acceleration and change of direction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Acceleration and change of direction
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Reference: AQA
Changing direction at constant speed is still a change in velocity and requires a resultant force.
Topics that use Acceleration and change of direction
- Newton's First Law (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Balanced forces
- Constant velocity
- Newton's First Law
- Resultant force
- Velocity
- Velocity as a vector
- Balanced and unbalanced forces
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