Physics GCSE
vertical height
What vertical height means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of vertical height
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Reference: AQA
The vertical distance moved, measured in metres, rather than the distance travelled along a slope.
Topics that use vertical height
- Changes in energy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- elastic potential store
- Gravitational field strength
- kinetic store
- change in height
- energy in joules
- gravitational potential store
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