Physics GCSE
direct proportion
What direct proportion means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of direct proportion
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A relationship in which doubling the mass doubles the weight exactly, and trebling it trebles the weight.
Topics that use direct proportion
- Gravity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- elastic deformation
- field weakens with distance
- gravitational field
- Gravitational field strength
- newtonmeter
- straight line through the origin
- units N, kg and N/kg
- W = m × g
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