Physics GCSE
displacement in the direction of a force
What displacement in the direction of a force means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of displacement in the direction of a force
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Reference: AQA
What counts is how far the object moves in the direction the force acts, not how far it travels altogether.
Topics that use displacement in the direction of a force
- Work done and energy transfer (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- direction of transfer
- energy transfer
- friction removing energy
- internal energy
- joule
- joule and newton-metre
- perpendicular forces do no work
- rearrangement
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