Force and Motion

How Forces Affect Objects in Motion

Explore how different forces cause objects to move, change direction, speed up, or slow down. Click on a scenario to see it in action!

Kicking a Football

See how force from a kick makes a football move and follow a curved path.

Pushing a Box

Watch how pushing force moves a box and friction slows it down.

Swinging Pendulum

See how gravity and tension forces create swinging motion.

Kicking a Football

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Physics Concepts

Force

A push or pull that can cause an object to move, stop, or change direction.

Gravity

A force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.

Friction

A force that opposes motion between surfaces in contact.

Motion

The change in position of an object over time.