Physical Education A-Level
Force/time graph interpretation
What Force/time graph interpretation means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Force/time graph interpretation
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Reference: AQA
The area between the force curve and the time axis gives the impulse, while the gradient gives the rate of change of force.
Topics that use Force/time graph interpretation
- Linear motion (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Distance
- Equations of linear motion
- Frictional force
- Mass
- Positive and negative impulse
- Scalar
- Speed
- Vector
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