Physics GCSE
spanners and levers
What spanners and levers means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of spanners and levers
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Reference: AQA
Examples in which a force applied at a distance from a pivot causes rotation, a longer handle giving a larger turning effect for the same force.
Topics that use spanners and levers
- Moments, levers and gears (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- balanced beam
- Equilibrium
- gears
- Interaction Pair
- Newton's third law
- normal contact force
- pivot
- principle of moments
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