Combined Science GCSE
Forces and motion
What Forces and motion means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Forces and motion
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Reference: AQA
If the force and motion are at right angles, no work is done by that force, so only the component of motion in the force direction counts.
Topics that use Forces and motion
- Work done and energy transfer (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Displacement
- Dissipation of energy
- Energy transfer
- Equation manipulation
- Equivalence of work and energy
- Force
- Force and energy
- Friction
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