Physics GCSE
staged journeys
What staged journeys means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of staged journeys
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Reference: AQA
Where the motion is not steady, apply the equation stage by stage and add the distances.
Topics that use staged journeys
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average speed
- constant speed
- distance equation
- distance travelled
- halving the path
- instantaneous speed
- light gates
- measuring distance
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