What Is Weightlessness?

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
experiment weightlessness gravity force mass distance free fall inverse proportion inverse square law universal law of gravitation earth system atmosphere friction activity Spanish video
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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What Is Weightlessness?

There's no need to don a space suit if you want to experience weightlessness. In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, two members of the cast drop a cup of water with holes in it to demonstrate how free fall can create a momentary condition of "weightlessness".

This video is available in both English and Spanish audio, along with corresponding closed captions.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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