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Drag (physics)

physical science Maturity 9-11

Air and water push on things.

Flow sphere.svg
Flow sphere.svg
This push is called drag. It slows things down. It can push on a car or a boat. It even pushes on you when you swim.
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Do you feel the wind push you?

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File:Flow plate.svg
Flow plate.svg
File:Flow foil.svg
Flow foil.svg
File:Flow sphere.svg
Flow sphere.svg
File:Flow plate perpendicular.svg
Flow plate perpendicular.svg
File:Drag coefficient on a sphere vs. Reynolds number - main trends.svg
Drag coefficient on a sphere vs. Reynolds...
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File:Speed vs time for objects with drag.png
Speed vs time for objects with drag.png
File:Inclinedthrow.gif
Inclinedthrow.gif
File:Drag curves for aircraft in flight.svg
Drag curves for aircraft in flight.svg
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Qualitive variation of cd with mach number.png
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