BRAINCAKEThe Effect of Air Resistance
Air resistance is a drag force caused by friction between layers of air near the projectile's surface
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Key terms in this lesson
- Projectile
- An object that, once launched, moves under the influence of gravity alone, with a constant horizontal velocity and a constantly accelerating vertical velocity that act independently.
- Resistance
- The ratio of the potential difference across a component to the current flowing through it, measured in ohms.