The Hovercraft

In physics class, we were given the opportunity to ride a hovercraft to get a feel for an object in motion that has no force pulling it. Riding a hovercraft was a unique experience. Before riding one I had no idea what to expect. It was weird because I'm so used to riding in a car or on other things that typical slow down to stop, however this did not. It kept moving at a constant speed until hit by an outside force. From this lab i learned that an equilibrium has 0N and this is seen if the object is moving at a constant speed or is staying still. A net force is the force that pushes an object that is measured in newtons (N). Based off the lab, on can hypothesize that acceleration all depends on the first phase. Based off the lab, you would expect to see the hovercraft having a constant velocity in the second phase when there is no push or pull on it. Some of the people riding the hovercraft however, went faster than others. This was because the bigger people were harder to push than the smaller people therefore I didn't have to exert much force.