Physics GCSE
interaction pairs
What interaction pairs means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of interaction pairs
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Reference: AQA
When two objects interact, each exerts a force on the other, and these forces are equal in magnitude, opposite in direction and of the same type.
Topics that use interaction pairs
- Contact and non-contact forces (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- acting on different objects
- attraction and repulsion
- contact forces
- electrostatic force
- equal and opposite
- friction
- gravitational force
- magnetic force
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