Physical Education A-Level
Impulse
What Impulse means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Impulse
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Reference: AQA
The product of force and the time over which it acts, and it equals the change in momentum.
Topics that use Impulse
- 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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