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====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Drag, pages 63, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']
==Key Stage 5==
===Meaning===
'''Drag''' is the [[force]] of fluid resistance on an [[object]] moving through the [[fluid]].
===About Drag Force===
*'''Drag''' is also known as '''[[Air Resistance|air resistance]]''' or '''fluid resistance'''.
*'''Drag''' opposes the motion of the [[object]] and acts in the direction opposite to the [[velocity]].
*'''Drag''' depends on the [[velocity]] of the [[object]], the [[viscosity]] of the [[fluid]], and the shape and [[Surface Area|surface area]] of the [[object]].