Physics GCSE
detecting a field
What detecting a field means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of detecting a field
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Placing a test object, such as a plotting compass, and watching for a force or a turning effect.
Topics that use detecting a field
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- always attraction
- direction of field lines
- Earth's magnetic field
- field around a magnet
- field line spacing
- field strength
- induced poles
- magnetic materials
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