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GCSE Physics · key term
The constant velocity reached by an object moving through a fluid when the resistive force balances the driving force, so the resultant force and acceleration are zero.
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Specification 4.5.6.1.5 · Paper 2
Revise: Velocity-Time Graphs and Terminal VelocityThe object continues at a constant velocity called its terminal velocity. This appears as a horizontal section on the velocity–time graph.
Specification P2.2f · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)
The constant velocity reached when resistive forces balance the force driving an object's motion, making the resultant force and acceleration zero.
Revise: Terminal velocityThe object continues falling at a constant velocity called its terminal velocity.
When explaining terminal velocity, link each stage explicitly: compare weight and drag, state the resultant force, then state what happens to acceleration and velocity.
Terminal velocity does not mean that the object has stopped. It means its velocity is constant because the forces are balanced.
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