Combined Science GCSE
Tension
What Tension means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Tension
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Reference: AQA
The pulling force transmitted along a stretched string, rope or cable, acting towards the object at each end.
Two pulling forces act along the object in opposite directions, for example hands pulling a spring apart.
Topics that use Tension
- Contact and non-contact forces (AQA GCSE)
- Forces and elasticity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Force
- Action at a distance
- Attraction and repulsion
- Balanced forces
- Bending
- Compression
- Contact and non-contact forces
- Contact force
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