Back to Discover
⚛️

Damping

physical science Maturity 9-11

Things that bounce can slow down.

Damped spring.gif
Damped spring.gif
A spring might go up and down. Then it stops moving. This helps things stay still. It can even help a door close.
2nd Order Damping Ratios.svg
2nd Order Damping Ratios.svg
Do you see things stop moving?

41 words
🖼️ Images & Media (5)
File:Damped spring.gif
Damped spring.gif
File:DampedCosine.svg
DampedCosine.svg
File:2nd Order Damping Ratios.svg
2nd Order Damping Ratios.svg
File:Phase_portrait_of_damped_oscillator,_with_increasing_damping_strength.gif
Phase_portrait_of_damped_oscillator,_with_...
File:Dampingratio111.svg
Dampingratio111.svg
Up Next
⚛️
Oscillation
Physical Science
→
More to explore

✨ What else?

Related topics you might enjoy

Oscillation 0% Resonance 0% Harmonic oscillator 0% Vibration 0% Mechanical resonance 0% Simple harmonic motion 0%

🔬 Go deeper

More advanced topics to explore

Oscillation Resonance Harmonic oscillator Vibration

🪜 Step back

Simpler topics to build understanding

Dashpot Rolling resistance Fatigue (material) Flight control surfaces
📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.1 | Vital Level 5