Physics GCSE
collisions
What collisions means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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When a moving object hits an obstacle, its kinetic store empties, mostly into thermal stores, with some energy transferred by sound waves.
Events in which objects interact, and momentum can be described and explained using the concept of momentum as a model.
Topics that use collisions
- Conservation of momentum (AQA GCSE)
- Energy stores and systems (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- closed system
- braking
- conservation of momentum
- direction and sign
- dissipation
- electrical heating
- energy pathways
- energy stores
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