Physics GCSE
named stores
What named stores means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of named stores
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Reference: AQA
The answer has to name the store the energy is transferred from and the store the energy is transferred to.
Topics that use named stores
- 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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