Everyday Physics of Motion
Decode the invisible forces behind how objects move, fall, and collide in daily life. Learn why you lurch forward when a bus stops, how crumple zones save lives, and why everything falls at the same speed.
Like Duolingo, but for Everyday Physics of Motion. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Making Sense of Everyday Motion and Force and Energy in Action. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Everyday Physics of Motion
- Moving objects keep moving indefinitely unless an external force acts on them
- Friction between surfaces and air resistance are actual forces that actively slow things down
- Objects do not consume or run out of an internal 'motion fuel' as they coast
- Brakes slow the car, but no forward pushing force acts on your body
- Your body simply keeps traveling at the car's previous cruising speed
- The seatbelt applies the backward force needed to slow your body down along with the car
- Weight depends on gravity pulling an object down, dropping to zero in free fall
- Mass measures how stubbornly an object resists being sped up or slowed down
- An object's mass and its resistance to being pushed do not change in space
- A heavier object needs proportionally more force to achieve the same rate of acceleration as a lighter one
- Bringing a heavier rolling vehicle to a stop requires more braking force than stopping a light one traveling at the same speed
- Double the mass requires double the net force to change its velocity at the same rate
- Empty space contains virtually no friction or air drag to slow a craft down
- Rocket engines are only required to change speed or change direction, not to maintain steady motion
- An object in motion keeps coasting at constant speed indefinitely with zero fuel consumption
- Gravity pulls harder on heavier objects, but heavier objects are equally harder to accelerate, balancing out perfectly
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Everyday Physics of Motion the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When a skateboard rolls across pavement and gradually slows to a stop, what is doing the work?
Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.
How to learn Everyday Physics of Motion, step by step
Go in order. 12 short levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
Making Sense of Everyday Motion
- The Inertia You Feel Every Day
- Gravity, Air, and Freefall
- 2
Force and Energy in Action
- Collisions and Momentum
- Trading Work and Energy
2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Everyday Physics of Motion
How do I learn Everyday Physics of Motion?
Go in order: start with Making Sense of Everyday Motion, then Force and Energy in Action. On Tomo that's 12 short levels, about 24 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Everyday Physics of Motion?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Everyday Physics of Motion is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Everyday Physics of Motion course free?
Yes. Everyday Physics of Motion is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Everyday Physics of Motion?
12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Everyday Physics of Motion?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
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Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Everyday Physics of Motion is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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