Curated Video
Why Is Static Friction Greater Than Kinetic Friction?
Friction is the resistance that one object or surface experiences when moving over another object or surface. The two types of friction that come into play when moving two objects against one another are static and kinetic. Static...
Science ABC
Why Is Static Friction Greater Than Kinetic Friction?
Friction is the resistance that one object or surface experiences when moving over another object or surface. The two types of friction that come into play when moving two objects against one another are static and kinetic. Static...
Curated Video
Introduction to Friction: Static and Kinetic Friction
This video explains the concept of friction, which is a force that exists between two objects that resists motion. The video discusses the two types of friction, static and kinetic, and explains how they work. It also explains how the...
Flipping Physics
Introduction to the Coefficient of Friction
Please do not confuse the Coefficient of Friction with the Force of Friction. This video will help you not fall into that Pit of Despair!
Flipping Physics
Experimentally Graphing the Force of Friction
To help understand the force of friction, mr.p pulls on a wooden block using a force sensor.
Schooling Online
Physics Introduction to Statics and Dynamics: Forces and Newton's Laws - Contact Forces Part 1
A birthday party isn’t complete without cake, music and drama! This lesson will introduce the most common types of contact forces encountered in Physics.
Definitions included: contact force, normal force, friction force, static friction,...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympics - Curling
Curling has been in the Winter Olympics for four years now, but it still seems a little strange to most of us. John Shuster, the captain--or "skip"--of the U.S. Curling Team in Vancouver, explains this unusual sport, and NSF-funded...
Curated Video
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Friction
Winner: Parents' Choice Gold Award, 2010 Do Walt Disney Imagineers encounter resistance in their work? Of course they do... when it comes to friction! Here the Imagineers showcase how different types of friction - static, kinetic, and...
SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life!
SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life!
SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Applied physics excites learners because it is about race cars, airplanes, and even roller coasters. Roller coasters are the focus of a video that focuses on the physics of roller coasters starting and stopping. It highlights the...
Crash Course
Fluid Flow and Equipment: Crash Course Engineering #13
Bernoulli knows best (at least about fluid mechanics). The 13th installment in the Crash Course Engineering series focuses on Bernoulli's principle. Viewers learn the relationship between the speed and pressure of fluids by watching a...