Weight
Earth and Space

Gravity, weight, weightlessness and falling

Physics Narrative for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

The force that shapes the behaviour of the universe

Here you've learnt about gravity as a force, linking it to experiencing weight and weightlessness. Knowing about the forces acting on objects as a way of modelling their interaction is essential to predicting their motions, whether forced or natural.

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Gravity and space - Physics narrative

A Physics Narrative presents a storyline, showing a coherent path through a topic...

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Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Gravity related to mass and 'weight'

There isn't a place on the face of the Earth where there is no gravity acting. This means that every object we ever come...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Mass
Properties of Matter PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Mass and weight

The verb to weigh and the noun weight are used in conflicting ways, even in science. You cannot hope to clear up the great...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

Weight
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Gravity and the experience of weight

There isn't a place on the face of the Earth where there is no gravity acting. This means that every object we ever come...

Physics Narrative 5-11

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Many students think of mass and weight as alternative words for the same property

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