Physics GCSE
Clockwise and anticlockwise rotation
What Clockwise and anticlockwise rotation means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Clockwise and anticlockwise rotation
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The two ways an object can turn; pushing the end of a spanner handle one way gives a clockwise turn and pushing the other way gives an anticlockwise turn.
Topics that use Clockwise and anticlockwise rotation
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