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National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Aerial Physics

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Freestyle skiers use three basic twisting techniques to perform complex jumps in the air. These aerial maneuvers can be explained in terms of physics concepts. [4:00]

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Concepts
angular momentum, skiing, torque
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Additional Tags
freestyle skiing, moment of inertia, science of sports, aerial physics, national science foundation & nbc learn, science of the winter olympics, science of the winter olympics: aerial physics, science360, winter olympics, cat twist
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional