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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
'''Air Resistance''' is a [[force]] that slows objects down when they are moving through the air.

: [[Noun]]: '''Air Resistance'''

===About Air Resistance===
: '''Air Resistance''' can only happen to an object surrounded by air. It does not happen to objects underwater or in space.
: The amount of '''air resistance''' depends on:
*The size of an object.
*The shape of an object.
*How fast an object is moving through the air.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Size and Air Resistance
|-
|[[File:TransitVan.png|center|300px]]
|[[File:Truck.png|center|300px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The van is smaller than the truck, so it feels less '''air resistance'''.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The truck is bigger than the van, so it feels more '''air resistance'''.
|}


{| class="wikitable"
|+ Shape and Air Resistance
|-
|[[File:PaperBall.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:PaperPlane.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The scrunched up paper has a lot of '''air resistance''' and will slow down quickly when you throw it.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The paper plane is [[streamline]]d so it does not have much '''air resistance''' and will keep going fast once you've thrown it.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Speed and Air Resistance
|-
|[[File:Spitfire.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:JetFighter.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A spitfire can travel at a speed of 160 metres per second.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A jet fighter can travel 6 times faster that a spitfire so it feels a lot more '''air resistance'''.
|}

===Experiments===
'''Air Resistance and Cupcake Cases'''