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Forces

Revision guide for UK A Level covering forces, including newton's laws, friction, terminal velocity, etc

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/physics/forces

The Atwood Machine

Two masses on either side of a pulley with variables of mass and friction. Enter values for the masses of the two balls then hit go to see them fall!

http://www.msu.edu/user/brechtjo/physics/atwood/atwood.html

Inclined Planes and Frictional Forces

Demonstrations of how the mass of an object, the angle of the slope and friction affects the motion of the object.

http://zebu.uoregon.edu/nsf/friction.html

Physics revision

A basic text driven revision resource covering forces, friction, energy and light. Suitable for 11-14 year olds.

http://www.sambal.co.uk/physics.html

Hovercrafty - Marvin and Milo

A Marvin and Milo activity about friction. All you need is an old CD, blu tack, a sports capfrom a drinks bottle and a balloon.

http://www.physics.org/marvinandmilo.asp?id=45

Newton's Second Law Experiment

Download a Java Applet simulating an air track experiment (with variable friction) in which a glider is accelerated by a weight hanging over a pulley - demonstrating Newton's 1nd Law

http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/n2law.htm

Frictional resistance to the relative motion of two solid objects is usually proportional to the force which presses the surfaces together as well as the roughness of the surfaces. Since it is the ...