Physics GCSE
scale drawing
What scale drawing means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of scale drawing
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Reference: AQA
A diagram in which the length of the arrow represents the magnitude and the direction of the arrow the direction of the vector quantity.
Topics that use scale drawing
- Scalar and vector quantities (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- adding scalars
- arrow conventions
- consistent scale
- direction on a diagram
- induced magnet
- magnetic flux density
- motor effect
- scalar quantity
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