Combined Science GCSE
Uniform acceleration
What Uniform acceleration means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Uniform acceleration
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Acceleration that stays constant, which is the only condition under which the equation linking change in velocity to acceleration and distance applies.
Topics that use Uniform acceleration
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Acceleration of free fall
- Area under a velocity–time graph
- Average acceleration
- Change in velocity
- Deceleration
- Decomposition of complex shapes
- Distance and displacement
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