Physics GCSE
reversing the motion
What reversing the motion means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of reversing the motion
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Reference: AQA
Pulling a magnet out of a coil instead of pushing it in makes the galvanometer needle swing the other way.
Topics that use reversing the motion
- Induced potential (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- changing field
- Conservation of energy
- direction of the induced potential difference
- energy transfer
- generator effect
- induced potential difference
- number of turns
- opposing the change
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