Air Resistance

This page is in progress by Jayanth Chintham (jchintham3). 11/29/15

The Main Idea

The forces acting opposite to the direction of motion are called air resistance. Another term for this restraining effect is called "drag." Air resistance is an example of energy dissipation.

You may have noticed that moving objects quickly through any substance is harder than moving objects slowly through a substance. This is due to the air resistance. The magnitude of air resistance directly correlates to the speed of the object. Another feature that impacts air resistance is the cross sectional area of a system. An example is a skydiver with an open parachute has more air resistance than a closed parachute. Air resistance force has an effect on the shape of an object as well. An example of this is a coffee filter, which is blunt object. A ball with the same cross sectional area as a coffee filter has less air resistance.

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[Air Resistance Using Glowscript][1]

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