Physics GCSE
stretching, bending and compressing
What stretching, bending and compressing means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of stretching, bending and compressing
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Ways of changing the shape of an object, for which students should be able to give examples of the forces involved.
Topics that use stretching, bending and compressing
- Forces and elasticity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- direct proportionality
- elastic deformation
- Elastic limit
- Elastic potential energy
- extension
- extension and compression
- force-extension graph
- inelastic deformation
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