Physics GCSE
brake overheating
What brake overheating means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of brake overheating
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The steep rise in temperature of the brakes when energy is transferred to their thermal store at a greater rate, causing them to fade and lose their grip.
Topics that use brake overheating
- Factors affecting braking distance 2 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- braking force
- deceleration
- Deceleration of vehicles
- Energy transfer and braking
- Estimating physical quantities
- Force, mass and acceleration
- Kinetic energy
- Rate of change of velocity
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