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PhET Simulation: Forces in 1 Dimension
published by the Physics Education Technology Project
With this simulation from the University of Colorado, you can investigate pushing objects along a 1-D path. You can control the amount of force to "push" simulated objects of varying mass, from a book to a refrigerator. Also, you can change the force of friction and the gravitational constant. The site produces graphs of the motion.

This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET).
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-1d
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- Work and Energy
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
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- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
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Mirror: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/forces-1d/force…
Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2005 University of Colorado at Boulder
Additional information is available.
Keywords: Newton's 1st Law, Newton's 2nd Law, acceleration, forces, free body diagrams, friction
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created October 3, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated: Jan 09, 2012 by Caroline Hall
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AIP Format
PhET Simulation: Forces in 1 Dimension (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-1d).
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PhET Simulation: Forces in 1 Dimension (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2005), <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-1d>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: Forces in 1 Dimension. (2006, March 3). Retrieved May 18, 2013, from Physics Education Technology Project: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-1d
Chicago Format
Physics Education Technology Project. PhET Simulation: Forces in 1 Dimension. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, March 3, 2006. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-1d (accessed 18 May 2013).
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PhET Simulation: Forces in 1 Dimension. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, 2005. 3 Mar. 2006. 18 May 2013 <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-1d>.
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