Physics A-Level
Streamlining and shape
What Streamlining and shape means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Streamlining and shape
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A streamlined shape reduces drag compared with a blunt shape because it affects how smoothly air flows around the object.
Topics that use Streamlining and shape
- Dynamics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Drag
- Drag in gases
- Free fall with drag
- Friction
- homogeneity
- Isolating objects
- newton
- Resultant force and free-body diagrams
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