Physical Education A-Level
Frictional force
What Frictional force means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Frictional force
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Reference: AQA
Arises at the contact between shoe and surface and opposes sliding, being static to grip the foot for push-off or kinetic when opposing sliding.
Topics that use Frictional force
- Linear motion (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Distance
- Equations of linear motion
- Force/time graph interpretation
- Mass
- Positive and negative impulse
- Scalar
- Speed
- Vector
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