Physics GCSE
Opposing forces at different points
What Opposing forces at different points means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Forces must act in opposing directions at different points so that the object is pulled or pushed from more than one side, and are not balanced overall in the sense of producing no distortion.
Topics that use Opposing forces at different points
- Forces in action (OCR GCSE)
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