Physics A-Level
Drag in gases
What Drag in gases means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Drag in gases
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The drag force on an object moving through air depends on several factors, including speed, cross-sectional area, shape, air density and surface roughness.
Topics that use Drag in gases
- Dynamics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Drag
- Free fall with drag
- Friction
- homogeneity
- Isolating objects
- newton
- Resultant force and free-body diagrams
- SI units and the newton
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