Air resistance and aerodynamics

All Textbook Topics - Forces and Motion - Air resistance and aerodynamics

Air resistance is another core idea when dealing with forces and motion. It is more than often the resistive force when an object is moving, and it has some interesting properties that must be mastered to gain a deep understanding of motion.

Textbook Learning Objectives
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1	Air resistance acts in the opposite direction to the direction an object is moving in
2	Air resistance is caused by a moving object pushing air particles out of the way
3	Air resistance only occurs when an object is moving
4	Air resistance increases as an object moves faster
5	Air resistance increases as objects move faster because they must push more air out of the way per second
6	Air resistance decreases as an object moves slower
7	Making an object more streamlined and aerodynamic will reduce its air resistance for a given speed