Combined Science GCSE
Direction
What Direction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Which way a quantity acts or moves, which may be given as left, right, up, down, north, or as an angle from a stated line.
May be given as a compass direction, a bearing, or an angle from a stated line.
Topics that use Direction
- Distance and displacement (AQA GCSE)
- Scalar and vector quantities (AQA GCSE)
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