changing direction
What changing direction means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of changing direction
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Reference: OCR
The direction of motion changing continuously, which means the velocity changes even though the speed does not.
A change of direction counts as a change of velocity.
Topics that use changing direction
- Velocity (AQA GCSE)
- Newton's laws (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- constant velocity
- balanced forces
- Circular motion
- Directly Proportional
- displacement
- Distance along the line of action of the force
- energy transfer
- Energy transfer between stores
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