Physics GCSE
force
What force means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of force
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Reference: OCR
Estimated by applying F = ma with a sensible vehicle mass, and quoted in N or kN.
A push or pull acting on an object, measured in newtons, N.
Topics that use force
- Pressure in a fluid 1 (AQA GCSE)
- Physics on the move (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Area
- braking distance
- Everyday transport speeds
- Experimental method
- newton
- Order-of-magnitude estimation
- particle arrangement
- Pascal (Pa)
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