Combined Science GCSE
Average acceleration
What Average acceleration means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Average acceleration
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A measure of how quickly velocity changes over a time interval, calculated by finding the change in velocity and dividing by the time taken.
Topics that use Average acceleration
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Acceleration of free fall
- Area under a velocity–time graph
- Change in velocity
- Deceleration
- Decomposition of complex shapes
- Distance and displacement
- Metres per second squared
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