Physics GCSE
change in height
What change in height means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of change in height
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Reference: AQA
Only the change in height counts, so a ball that rises and falls back to the start has no net change.
Topics that use change in height
- Changes in energy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- elastic potential store
- Gravitational field strength
- kinetic store
- energy in joules
- gravitational potential store
- vertical height
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