Physics GCSE
describing motion
What describing motion means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of describing motion
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Reference: AQA
Translating between graphical and numerical forms by describing the journey stage by stage, quoting specific times and distances from the axes.
Topics that use describing motion
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average speed
- axes and scales
- comparing lines
- constant speed
- instantaneous speed
- multi-stage journeys
- scalar quantities
- tangent
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