Combined Science GCSE
Inertial mass
What Inertial mass means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Inertial mass
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A measure of how difficult it is to change the velocity of an object, or its resistance to acceleration.
Topics that use Inertial mass
- Newton's Second Law (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- a = F ÷ m
- Acceleration
- Acceleration and deceleration
- Approximation
- Direct and inverse proportionality
- Direct proportionality at constant mass
- Equals sign
- Force
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