Physics GCSE
Graphical representation of elastic behaviour
What Graphical representation of elastic behaviour means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Graphical representation of elastic behaviour
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A force–extension graph plots as a straight line through the origin in the proportional region, and beyond the elastic limit the line curves.
Topics that use Graphical representation of elastic behaviour
- Forces in action (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Area under a force–extension graph
- Clockwise and anticlockwise rotation
- Constant versus changing ratio
- elastic deformation
- Elastic limit
- Elastic limit and permanent deformation
- Elastic potential energy
- Energy stored by raising a mass
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