Physics GCSE
Reducing air resistance
What Reducing air resistance means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Streamlining shapes so air resistance is reduced and therefore less energy is transferred wastefully.
Topics that use Reducing air resistance
- Power and efficiency (OCR GCSE)
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