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Acceleration due to gravity at the space station

What is the acceleration due to gravity at the space station.

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Video
Language
English
Publisher
Khan Academy
Publication Date
2011
Creator/Author
Khan Academy
Keyword
Motion
Gravity

Archimedes principle and law of flotation

Outcomes

In this course you will learn about:

  1. Archimedes discovery.
  2. Why some objects float and others sink.
  3. Buoyant force.
  4. Archimedes principle.
Subject and Topic
Form 1
Physics
Archimedes principle and law of flotation
Archimedes principle
Resource Type
Cursus
Language
English
Publication Date
2023

Gravity for astronauts in orbit

Why do astronauts appear weightless despite being near the Earth?

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Video
Language
English
Publisher
Khan Academy
Publication Date
2011
Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Keyword
Gravity
Laws of motion
Velocity

Introduction to gravity

Basics of gravity and the Law of Universal Gravitation.

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Video
Language
English
Publisher
Khan Academy
Publication Date
2012
Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Keyword
Gravity
Law of Universal Gravitation

Motion in One Dimension

This unit is about how things move along a straight line or, more scientifically, how things move in one dimension. Examples of this would be the movement (motion) of cars along a straight road or of trains along straight railway tracks.

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Studieboeken
Language
English
Publisher
Department of Higher Education
Publication Date
No date
Creator/Author
Leigh Kleynhans
Contributor
Michael Atkinson
Keyword
Distance
Displacement
Speed
Velocity

Space station speed in orbit

Speed necessary for the space station to stay in orbit.

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Video
Language
English
Publisher
Khan Academy
Publication Date
2011
Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Keyword
Speed
Gravity
Law of Universal Gravitation

Viewing g as the value of Earth's gravitational field near the surface

Viewing g as the value of Earth's gravitational field near the surface rather than the acceleration due to gravity near Earth's surface for an object in freefall.

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Video
Language
English
Publisher
Khan Academy
Publication Date
2011
Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Keyword
Gravity
Law of Universal Gravitation

Would a brick or feather fall faster?

What would fall faster on the moon, a brick or a feather?

Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Motion under gravity
Resource Type
Video
Language
English
Publisher
Khan Academy
Publication Date
2011
Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Keyword
Gravity
One dimensional motion