AQA GCSE PE key terms QUESTIONS AND
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Peak -ANSWER✅✅✅✅At your very best fitness
Flexibility -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The range of movement around a joint
Physiology -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The functions and processes of the human body
Physique -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The form, size and development of a person's body
Metabolic rate -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The speed at which biochemical processes occur in
the body
Culture -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular
people or society
Body composition -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle
and bone
Somatotypes -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Different body types based on shape
Dehydration -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The rapid loss of water from the body
Challenge -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A test of your ability or resources in a demanding
situation
Risk -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The possibility of suffering harm, loss or danger
Competitive -ANSWER✅✅✅✅An activity that involves some sort of contest
Recreational -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Any form of amusement or relaxation performed as
games, sports or hobbies
, General fitness -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A state of general good health and to be able to
carry out activities at a relatively low level
Periodisation -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The different parts of a training programme in relation
to the time of year
Local muscular fatigue -ANSWER✅✅✅✅When a muscle is unable to carry on
contracting and movement stops
Motivation -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Your drive to succeed and desire/energy to achieve
something
Fatigue -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A feeling of extreme physical or mental tiredness brought on
by extreme exertion and can result in temporary loss of strength/energy
Stress -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The body's reaction to a change that requires physical,
mental or emotional adjustment or response
Stress fracture -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A break in the bone caused by repeated application
of a heavy load or constant pounding on a surface
Sprain -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The overstretching/tearing of ligaments at a joint
Strain -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The overstretching of a muscle (not joint)
Gaseous exchange -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The process where oxygen is taken in from the
air and exchanged for carbon dioxide
Oxygen debt -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Happens as a result of the muscles respiring
anaerobically during vigorous exercise
Lactic acid -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A mild poison and waste product of anaerobic respiration
Heart rate -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The number of times your heart beats in a minute (one
contraction and relaxation of the heart)
Pulse -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A recording of the rate per minute at which the heart beats
Blood pressure -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The force of the blood on the walls of the arteries
Leisure -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The time after meeting all bodily needs when you can
choose what you do
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Peak -ANSWER✅✅✅✅At your very best fitness
Flexibility -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The range of movement around a joint
Physiology -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The functions and processes of the human body
Physique -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The form, size and development of a person's body
Metabolic rate -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The speed at which biochemical processes occur in
the body
Culture -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular
people or society
Body composition -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle
and bone
Somatotypes -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Different body types based on shape
Dehydration -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The rapid loss of water from the body
Challenge -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A test of your ability or resources in a demanding
situation
Risk -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The possibility of suffering harm, loss or danger
Competitive -ANSWER✅✅✅✅An activity that involves some sort of contest
Recreational -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Any form of amusement or relaxation performed as
games, sports or hobbies
, General fitness -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A state of general good health and to be able to
carry out activities at a relatively low level
Periodisation -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The different parts of a training programme in relation
to the time of year
Local muscular fatigue -ANSWER✅✅✅✅When a muscle is unable to carry on
contracting and movement stops
Motivation -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Your drive to succeed and desire/energy to achieve
something
Fatigue -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A feeling of extreme physical or mental tiredness brought on
by extreme exertion and can result in temporary loss of strength/energy
Stress -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The body's reaction to a change that requires physical,
mental or emotional adjustment or response
Stress fracture -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A break in the bone caused by repeated application
of a heavy load or constant pounding on a surface
Sprain -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The overstretching/tearing of ligaments at a joint
Strain -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The overstretching of a muscle (not joint)
Gaseous exchange -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The process where oxygen is taken in from the
air and exchanged for carbon dioxide
Oxygen debt -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Happens as a result of the muscles respiring
anaerobically during vigorous exercise
Lactic acid -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A mild poison and waste product of anaerobic respiration
Heart rate -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The number of times your heart beats in a minute (one
contraction and relaxation of the heart)
Pulse -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A recording of the rate per minute at which the heart beats
Blood pressure -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The force of the blood on the walls of the arteries
Leisure -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The time after meeting all bodily needs when you can
choose what you do
