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What is the constant speed of an object reached when the force of gravity is balanced by air resistance?
Terminal Velocity
The speed an object reaches when the force of gravity is balanced by the force of air resistance?
That is the object's terminal velocity.
A falling object is encountering air resistance At the moment the object reaches its terminal speed?
... I think you want to know about forces. At terminal velocity, the force of gravity is balanced by the air resistance, so no further acceleration occurs (balanced forces are the equivalent of an absence of force), which is why we call it *terminal* ("end value") velocity.
Why is terminal velocity an example of balanced forces?
When terminal velocity is reached, the gravitational force is balanced with the force of resistance.
What is air resistance and what are the two factors that air resistance depends on?
Air Resistance is a force.
When air resistance balances the weight of an object that is falling does the velocity slowly decrease?
-- When the forces on an objerct are 'balanced' ... meaning they add up to zero ...the object moves with a constant speed in a straight line.-- When the object's weight is greater than the force of air resistance, it keepsaccelerating downward.-- When the force of air resistance is equal to the object's weight, the forces on itare balanced, they add up to zero, and the object's speed becomes constant.-- If you started by throwing the object down at a high speed, so that the force ofair resistance was greater than its weight, its speed would decrease to the pointwhere the force of air resistance was equal to its weight. At that point, the forceson it would be balanced, they would add up to zerro, and its speed would becomeconstant.
Is air resistance a contact or non contact force?
Air resistance is a contact force because you are in contact with the air in order to apply that force.
What is the speed an on object reaches when the force of gravity is balanced by air resistance called?
terminal velocity
How does the weight of a falling body compare with the air resistance it encounters after it reaches terminal velocity?
If its speed of fall is no longer changing, then its acceleration is zero. That tells you that the forces on it must be balanced, so the upward force of air resistance must be exactly equal to the downward force of gravity.
How is air resistance used in a sentence?
air pressure is when air gets pressed down
A feather is in freefall when the force of gravity is greater than the force of air resistance is equal to the force of air resistance is less than the force of air resistance is the only force acting?
"Free fall" means that gravity is the only force acting on a body.
Is air resistance a pull force or push force?
Yes resistance would be a push force.
