Combined Science GCSE
Free body diagram
What Free body diagram means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Free body diagram
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A diagram showing one chosen object as a dot or box with arrows for every force acting on it from its surroundings.
Topics that use Free body diagram
- Resultant forces (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balanced forces
- Equivalence of force systems
- Resultant force
- Vector quantity
- Vector resolution using scale drawings
- Arrow length and arrowhead
- External forces
- Free-body diagrams
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