Air resistance — Science definition

A type of friction caused by air pushing against a moving object.

Where it is taught

• Gravity & Friction — Forces, Physical Science: Matter, Forces & Energy, Grade 8

In use

Air resistance is a specific kind of friction — the push of air against anything moving through it.

Gravity & Friction

Taught alongside

• gravity
• weight
• mass
• friction
• model
• evidence
• system boundary
• assumption

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