Gravity
We travel to an indoor skydiving facility to investigate the force of gravity. Concepts such as weight, Newton's Law of Gravitation, air resistance, and terminal velocity are discussed.
We travel to an indoor skydiving facility to investigate the force of gravity. Concepts such as weight, Newton's Law of Gravitation, air resistance, and terminal velocity are discussed.
Learning Objectives
-Understand that gravity is one of the four fundamental forces in the universe.
-Calculate gravitational force by using Newton’s Law of Gravitation and the formula derived from this law for weight.
-Explain that the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8m/s2 and this number will change if you are on an object with different mass.
-Illustrate the idea that an object falling through the air will continue to accelerate until air resistance balances out gravity.
-Understand that gravity is one of the four fundamental forces in the universe.
-Calculate gravitational force by using Newton’s Law of Gravitation and the formula derived from this law for weight.
-Explain that the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8m/s2 and this number will change if you are on an object with different mass.
-Illustrate the idea that an object falling through the air will continue to accelerate until air resistance balances out gravity.