Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Circular Motion and Momentum.
The principle that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the resultant force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass ().
Newton's Second Law appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Motion and forces, especially Circular Motion and Momentum and Centripetal Force.
Motion and forces
Circular Motion and Momentum • Centripetal Force
Motion and forces
Newton's Laws, Weight and Mass • Core Practical: Force, Mass and Acceleration
Motion and forces
Newton's Laws, Weight and Mass • Newton's Second Law
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