Curated Video
Weight
The force of gravity acting on a mass, measured in newtons. On Earth, gravity exerts a force of just under 10 newtons per kilogram. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Science ABC
Does Gravity 'Push' or 'Pull?'
Einstein suggested that objects aren’t pulled by massive objects, but rather pushed down by the space above them. According to General Relativity, matter warps the fabric of not only space but time as well, collectively known as the...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Gravity, Weight and GPE #3
This videos covers: - What gravity is - What the strength of gravity depends on - How to calculate weight - How to calculate gravitational potential energy General info: - You need to memorise the equation for gravitational potential...
Flipping Physics
Work due to the Force of Gravity on an Incline by Billy
Billy does an example problem to review the work equation.
Flipping Physics
Analyzing Water in a Bucket Revolving in a Vertical Circle
Analyzing the forces acting on a bucket of water which is revolving in a vertical circle.
Flipping Physics
Minimum Speed for Water in a Bucket Revolving in a Vertical Circle
What is the minimum angular speed necessary to keep water in a vertically revolving bucket? The rope radius is 0.77 m.
Flipping Physics
Conservation of Energy Problem with Friction, an Incline and a Spring by Billy
Billy helps you review Conservation of Mechanical Energy, springs, inclines, and uniformly accelerated motion all in one example problem.
Flipping Physics
Force of Gravity and Gravitational Potential Energy Functions from Zero to Infinity (but not beyond)
The force of gravity and the gravitational potential energy between an object and a planet is derived and graphed, inside and outside the planet.
msvgo
Common Forces in Mechanics
This nugget explains about the common forces-force of gravity, contact forces with its two componenets, normal reaction and tension.
Flipping Physics
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation Introduction (The Big G Equation)
Understanding Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation. Including a dramatization of The Cavendish Experiment and force visualization via qualitative examples.
Flipping Physics
Demonstrating Why Water Stays in a Bucket Revolving in a Vertical Circle
Yes, water stays in the bucket. Would you like to know why? Watch the video and learn!
Mazz Media
Balance
This live-action video program is about the word balance. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of balance through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Mazz Media
Gravity
This live-action video program is about the word gravity. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word gravity through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Ancient Lights Media
Gravitrophism In Plants
Gravitrophism In Plants: This clip explains how plants respond to the force of gravity through gravitrophism.
Visual Learning Systems
Things in Motion: the Force of Gravity
Upon viewing the Things in Motion video series, students will be able to do the following: Identify a moving object and describe its movement as related to its frame of reference. Provide examples of forces in everyday life such as a...
Veritasium
First Image of a Black Hole!
Have scholars ever wondered what a black hole looks like? See the first image of a massive black hole and learn about what a black hole is, how it forms, and how telescopes took images from around the world. The video then relates the...
Veritasium
How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole
What is a black hole? Individuals hear a detailed explanation about what a black hole is, how it forms, and how it effects light and matter. The characteristics of a black hole determine the image it produces in telescopes, and...
Be Smart
Where Do You Weigh the Most?
How much do you actually weigh? It all depends on gravity. Scholars explore why gravity varies in different locations and how these variations affect weight.
SciShow
Could Life Have Survived in Mars's Ancient Lake?
Scientists proved Einstein wrong and in the process also proved him right. Scholars learn about two recent scientific discoveries in an interesting SciShow Space video. The first describes the possibility of life on Mars based on recent...
Physics Girl
How to Float a Ping Pong Ball on Air - the Coandă Effect
If floating were easy, everyone would do it! How does the Coanda Effect work? A video from a fascinating physics playlist shows how balanced upward and downward forces float a ping pong ball in a stream of air.
Physics Girl
What Is Dark Matter? A Mystery of the Universe
If you can't see something, how do you know it's there? Welcome to the mystery of dark matter! Curious cosmologists explore one of physics' longest-running quandaries through an interesting video. Content includes who first proposed the...
Physics Girl
The Physics of Weightless Flight
Ever wonder what it's like to feel weightless? Hop aboard the Vomit Comet and find out! A video from a large physics playlist features the parabolic airplane flight used to simulate weightlessness. Young physicists discover how the...
National Science Foundation
Snowboarding—Science of the Winter Olympics
The greatest challenge of snowboarding is maintaining balance. An engaging video using a simple demonstration of actual snowboarders to illustrate physics in action.
Veritasium
Fire in Zero G!!
Play with fire and Slinkies in a zero-gravity environment. A video from the Veritasium playlist records the experience in a zero-gravity and hypergravity environment. The narrator shows how a flame and a Slinky change their...