Physics GCSE
changing field
What changing field means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of changing field
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A change in the field through the coil, caused for example by a magnet sliding through a coil or a steel string vibrating above a magnet and a coil.
Topics that use changing field
- Induced potential (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conservation of energy
- direction of the induced potential difference
- energy transfer
- generator effect
- induced potential difference
- number of turns
- opposing the change
- opposition and braking
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