Physics A-Level
Uniform and non-uniform acceleration
What Uniform and non-uniform acceleration means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Uniform and non-uniform acceleration
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Reference: AQA
A straight sloping velocity–time line means uniform acceleration, a horizontal line means zero acceleration, and a curve means non-uniform acceleration.
Topics that use Uniform and non-uniform acceleration
- Motion along a straight line (AQA A-Level)
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- Acceleration
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- Area under a graph as a product
- Displacement
- Experimental design and evaluation
- Free fall and uniform acceleration
- Gradient
- Gradient as a rate of change
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