Veritasium - Season 2 Episode 7 The Difference Between Mass and Weight
There is a common perception that weight and mass are basically the same things. This video aims to tease out the difference between mass and weight by asking people what makes a car difficult to push. The standard answer is that it is difficult to push because it's heavy. But heaviness is a measure of weight, the gravitational pull of the Earth attracting the car to Earth's center. When the car is pushed on a flat road, the force of gravity does not oppose the motion. Instead, the resistance felt is an indication of the car's mass which determines its inertia. Inertia is the property of matter which means it tends to resist acceleration - the greater the mass, the less the acceleration for a given amount of force.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Reality, Talk
Country: Australia, Canada, Norway, United States of America
Studio: YouTube
Director: Derek Muller
Cast: Derek Muller
Crew:
First Air Date: Aug 15, 2010
Last Air date: Sep 30, 2024
Season: 15 Season
Episode: 45 Episode
Runtime: 15 minutes
IMDb: 8.50/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 14.895
Language: English
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Episode
Atomic Theory
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model of the Atom
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
Scientific Notation - Explained!
I'm Atoms (Scientific Cover of Jason Mraz's I'm Yours)
Scientific Notation - Example
The Difference Between Mass and Weight
Egg Experiment to Demonstrate Inertia
Gravity (Scientific Version of John Mayer's Gravity)
How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)
What is a Force?
What Forces Are Acting On You?
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
What Is Gravity?
Best Film on Newton's Third Law. Ever.
Calculating Gravitational Attraction
Which Hits The Ground First?
Misconceptions About Falling Objects
Is There Gravity In Space?
Three Incorrect Laws of Motion
Experiments A Cappella
Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos
What Are Atoms and Isotopes?
Supercooled Water - Explained!
How Damaging is Radiation?