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Yes. It's called wind resistance and is the reason why paper falls slower than a rock. If two objects are put in a perfect vacuum, where all of the air is removed, a feather will fall as fast as a one ton weight. Gravity effects all objects in the same way, and wind resistance is the only reason they fall at different rates.
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How does gravity affect objects falling at the same time?
Two objects falling at the same time will fall with the same speed (assuming they both have similar shape and density)
The speed when falling objects no longer accelerates due to air resistance is?
The speed when falling objects no longer accelerates due to air resistance is the maximum falling velocity.
Does air molecules speed up the movement of objects in motion?
yes
How does acceleration affect falling objects?
As objects fall, they are accelerated by the force of gravity, which causes them to continually fall faster, until they either reach the ground, or until they reach what is known as terminal velocity, which is the speed at which air resistance is equal to the force of gravity, so that the falling object does not accelerate any more.
Air molecules speed up the movement of objects in motion?
The friction (with the air molecules) would slow it down.
How does air resistance affect the acceleration of falling objects?
As a falling object accelerates through air, its speed increases and air resistance increases. While gravity pulls the object down, we find that air resistance is trying to limit the object's speed. Air resistance reduces the acceleration of a falling object. It would accelerate faster if it was falling in a vacuum.
What forces can affect an objects velocity but not the speed?
Centripetal forces can.
Two factors that greatly affect air resistance on falling objects are the?
The object's velocity and cross sectional area.
How does changing the angle of a catapult affect the objects speed?
It shouldn't affect the speed much, but at different angles (and the same speed), an object can reach different distances.
What affects the speed of a falling object?
The mass of a falling object will affect the speed at which it falls. Additionally, the shape or geometryof that object will also have an effect. The shape of a falling object will have a dramatic effect on the amount of dragthat the object will experience. Consider that a flat piece of cardboard will fall more slowly than a glass ball of the same mass, and it will be more easy to visualize how drag is a function of shape.=======================================Beulah the Buzzer gagged on the first sentence of the response above, andSignor Galileo rotated 2pi in his crypt.The mass of a falling object will NOT affect the speed at which it falls.The remainder of the response above is correct and well stated, provided onlythat the objects are falling through air. If not, then neither their shape nor theirgeometry affects their rate of fall either.
Air resistance causes the speed of a falling object to?
Nearly all falling object are affected by the resistance of air. However some objects have a mass greater than the air can affect. There is also the case where air resistance equals that of gravity and the object will not fall any faster.
How does increasing speed affect an objects potential energy?
It doesn't. Increasing speed affects the KINETIC energy.
