Combined Science GCSE
normal
What normal means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of normal
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Reference: AQA
A dashed construction line at 90° to the boundary at the point of incidence, from which angles are measured.
Topics that use normal
- Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption
- Control variables
- Emission
- Infrared radiation
- Refraction
- Direction of bending relative to the normal
- incident ray
- Reflection
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