Physics GCSE
multi-stage journeys
What multi-stage journeys means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of multi-stage journeys
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Reference: AQA
Journeys shown by joining points with distinct straight line segments for periods of constant speed, rather than a single line of best fit.
Topics that use multi-stage journeys
- The distance–time relationship (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average speed
- axes and scales
- comparing lines
- constant speed
- describing motion
- instantaneous speed
- scalar quantities
- tangent
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