Physics A-Level
Drag
What Drag means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
A contact force exerted by a fluid on a body moving through it, acting opposite to the relative motion of the fluid.
A resistive force that opposes the velocity vector, reducing both horizontal and vertical components of motion.
A force acting upwards on an object falling through a fluid, which increases with speed.
The frictional force experienced by an object travelling through a fluid.
Topics that use Drag
- Projectile motion (AQA A-Level)
- Dynamics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Friction
- Air resistance
- Drag dependence on speed
- Drag in gases
- Effect of drag on projectile trajectories
- Free fall with drag
- homogeneity
- Independence of perpendicular motions
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