Physical Education A-Level
Air resistance
What Air resistance means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Air resistance
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Reference: AQA
A drag force from collisions with air particles, acting opposite to motion and increasing with speed and frontal area.
Topics that use Air resistance
- Linear motion (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Distance
- Equations of linear motion
- Force/time graph interpretation
- Frictional force
- Mass
- Positive and negative impulse
- Scalar
- Speed
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