Physics A-Level
Isolating objects
What Isolating objects means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Isolating objects
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Reference: OCR
A single object is shown isolated from its surroundings, drawn as a simple shape or dot, with all external forces acting on it.
Topics that use Isolating objects
- Dynamics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Drag
- Drag in gases
- Free fall with drag
- Friction
- homogeneity
- newton
- Resultant force and free-body diagrams
- SI units and the newton
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