Physics GCSE
direction of transfer
What direction of transfer means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of direction of transfer
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Where force and displacement point the same way, energy flows into the object; where they point opposite ways, energy flows out of its kinetic store.
Topics that use direction of transfer
- Work done and energy transfer (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- energy transfer
- friction removing energy
- internal energy
- joule
- joule and newton-metre
- perpendicular forces do no work
- rearrangement
- temperature rise
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