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GCSE Physics - Contact and Non-Contact Forces #40
This video covers: - What contact forces are - Examples - friction, air resistance, tension, normal reaction force - What non-contact forces are - Examples - gravitational, electrostatic, magnetic General info: - Suitable for all GCSE...
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Understanding Non-Contact Forces: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism
This video provides an overview of non-contact forces, such as gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces, explaining how they act at a distance without physical contact between objects. It covers the concepts of force magnitude,...
Schooling Online
Physics Introduction to Statics and Dynamics: Forces and Newton's Laws - Turning Forces
Brooke has planned a surprise! Can you guess where they are going? This lesson will introduce the centripetal force and torque. Definitions included: centripetal force, torque
FuseSchool
How Objects Interact
Forces control the way objects interact. There are lots of forces, which can be grouped into contact and non contact force. A non-contact force acts against objects that are physically separated. Whereas contact forces need to touch....
Curated Video
Newton's Third Law: Forces in Equal and Opposite Pairs
This is a lecture video on Newton's third law that discusses the forces that act between two interacting objects. The speaker provides several examples, including a man sitting on a chair, a cannon firing a cannonball, a fish swimming...
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,...
Schooling Online
Physics Introduction to Statics and Dynamics: Forces and Newton's Laws - Contact Forces Part 2
It’s no surprise that forces are everywhere! But how do we work out which forces are important, and which ones can be ignored? This lesson will distinguish between external and internal forces, before diving into more examples of contact...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Contact Forces
In the following video Paul Andersen explains how contact forces result from interatomic forces. [5:29]
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Pbs Learning Media: Dragonfly Tv: Tech Bridge
In Oakland, California, girls that are interested in science can participate in TechBridge, a technology program just for girls. Check out TechBridge in action at Montera Middle School. Find out what these girls like about TechBridge,...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Plushie on Ice!
Explore sports science as Ruff Ruffman tries to discover the right amount of force needed to push his plushie back to safety. [3:34]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: A Plushie for Grandma
Explore sports science as Ruff Ruffman figures out how to deliver a gift for his grandma's birthday. [8:08]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: That'll Work!
Rock out with Ruff Ruffman as he reflects on his problem-solving skills in a "new-wave, upbeat dance party" song. [2:24]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Winging It
Explore structural science as Ruff Ruffman uses his new service, called "Ask Ruff First" or "ARF, to build a topple-proof birdbath. [4:45]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Eye of the Hamster
Explore structural science as Ruff Ruffman uses his new service, called "Ask Ruff First" or "ARF, to entertain a bored hamster. [4:26]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Ruffman Escapes!
Explore structural science as Ruff Ruffman uses his new service, called "Ask Ruff First" or "ARF, to find out if you can build a chair from a newspaper. [4:59]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Building Is a Breeze
Explore structural science as Ruff Ruffman uses his new service, called "Ask Ruff First" or "ARF, to help kids looking for a way to keep their mini-golf tower from tipping over in the wind. [5:00]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: I Won't Give Up
Rock out with Ruff Ruffman as he finally delivers the plushie to Grandma and sings about pushes, pulls, and the importance of learning from failure. [3:21]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Win a Plushie!
Explore sports science as Ruff Ruffman tries to win his plushie back by defeating Glen's Milk Bottle Pyramid of Doom. [5:49]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Pulling for the Plushie!
Explore sports science as Ruff Ruffman races over different surfaces to rescue his plushie. [6:16]