Physics GCSE
Uniform density assumption
What Uniform density assumption means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Uniform density assumption
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Reference: OCR
Treating the atmosphere as having constant density, which is a simplification of the real gradual thinning of air and makes the simple calculation possible.
Topics that use Uniform density assumption
- Pressure (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric pressure and weight of air
- Cause-and-effect explanation
- Closed systems
- Collisions with container walls
- Comparing pressures at different heights
- Constant temperature and constant average particle speed
- Density and depth
- density comparison
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