5.2.4
Water Resistance
Water Resistance
Water Resistance
Water resistance is a form of friction that affects objects moving on or through water.


Friction with water particles
Friction with water particles
- Water particles hit an object as the object moves through water.
- Friction is created between the water particles and the object as the object move through the water.


Faster moving objects
Faster moving objects
- An object hits water particles faster as the object moves faster through the water.
- As the object hits water particles faster, the object has more water resistance.
1Year 5: Living Things & Their Habitats
1.1Asexual Reproduction
1.2Sexual Reproduction
1.3Fertilisation
1.4Reproduction in Plants
1.5Life Cycles in Plants
1.6Life Cycles in Mammals
1.7Life Cycles in Amphibians
1.8Life Cycles in Birds
1.9Life Cycles in Insects
1.10Understanding the Natural World
2Year 5: Animals (Including Humans)
3Year 5: Properties & Changes of Materials
3.1Properties of Materials
3.2Separating Mixtures
3.3Experiments
4Year 5: Earth & Space
5Year 5: Forces
5.2Forces that Move Objects
5.3Gears, Levers & Pulleys
6Year 6: Living Things & Their Habitats
6.1Classification of Living Things
7Year 6: Animals (Including Humans)
8Year 6: Evolution & Inheritance
9Year 6: Light
9.1How Do We See?
10Year 6: Electricity
11Year 5 & 6: Working Scientifically
11.1Thinking Scientifically
11.2Scientific Enquiry
11.3Planning an Investigation
11.4Carrying Out an Investigation
11.5Writing Up an Investigation
11.6Conclusions & Discussions
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1Year 5: Living Things & Their Habitats
1.1Asexual Reproduction
1.2Sexual Reproduction
1.3Fertilisation
1.4Reproduction in Plants
1.5Life Cycles in Plants
1.6Life Cycles in Mammals
1.7Life Cycles in Amphibians
1.8Life Cycles in Birds
1.9Life Cycles in Insects
1.10Understanding the Natural World
2Year 5: Animals (Including Humans)
3Year 5: Properties & Changes of Materials
3.1Properties of Materials
3.2Separating Mixtures
3.3Experiments
4Year 5: Earth & Space
5Year 5: Forces
5.2Forces that Move Objects
5.3Gears, Levers & Pulleys
6Year 6: Living Things & Their Habitats
6.1Classification of Living Things
7Year 6: Animals (Including Humans)
8Year 6: Evolution & Inheritance
9Year 6: Light
9.1How Do We See?
10Year 6: Electricity
11Year 5 & 6: Working Scientifically
11.1Thinking Scientifically
11.2Scientific Enquiry
11.3Planning an Investigation
11.4Carrying Out an Investigation
11.5Writing Up an Investigation
11.6Conclusions & Discussions
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