The Force is With You? You may have heard that gravity isn’t a force. This is true. Gravity is not a force; however, this truth leaves us with a number of questions. For example, we’re commonly told ...
In this video, we explain the Work-Energy Principle and how to determine the work done on an object. Learn how force, displacement, and the angle between them come into play when calculating work, and ...
This force will cause the cart to accelerate—in this case, to the left, or the opposite way it was heading, which is why it slows down during impact and even reverses direction. But what is the ...
Learn how to calculate the universal gravitational force between two objects! This video explains Newton’s Law of Gravitation, walking you through the formula, units, and a step-by-step example to ...
The terms weight and mass are often used incorrectly. Phrases like ‘a bag of sugar weighs 1 kg’ are not scientifically correct. This means that a 1 kg mass would be attracted to Earth by a force of 10 ...