Field strength
What Field strength means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Field strength
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Reference: AQA
Shown by line spacing, with closely spaced lines at the poles showing a strong field and wider spacing away showing a weaker field.
Compared using line spacing: where lines are close the field is strong, where they are spread out it is weak.
Topics that use Field strength
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
- Attraction and repulsion
- Earth's magnetic field
- Field line direction
- Field lines
- Field strength and distance
- Induced magnetism
- magnetic compass
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