When air friction
isn't zero, then whenever the pendulum moves it will feel a force acting
against its motion. And the faster it moves, the greater this force will
be.
This frictional force slows the pendulum down, reducing its kinetic and
its total energy.
| What happens to this energy? | |
| How could we reduce this air friction in real life? | |
| Could any other sorts of friction act on the pendulum? |