Physics GCSE
Pressure and area
What Pressure and area means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Pressure and area
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Because area appears on the bottom, a smaller area gives a larger pressure for the same force.
Topics that use Pressure and area
- Pressure in a fluid 1 (AQA GCSE)
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