Physics GCSE
Vector
What Vector means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Vector
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Reference: OCR
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction, so a force is fully described only when its size in newtons and its direction are given.
A quantity that has magnitude and direction.
Topics that use Vector
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
- Newton's laws (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Kinetic energy
- Acceleration
- Accurate reading of scales
- Appropriate apparatus selection
- Area as displacement
- average speed
- balanced forces
- Change in velocity
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