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Under gravity, ignoring air resistance, yes they do. During one of the Apollo missions, one of the astronauts dropped a feather and a hammer at the same time; in the vacuum on the Moon, both landed at exactly the same time.
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Do things fall at the same rate?
Not necessarily. It depends on their rate of friction, which impacts how fast they will accelerate downwards. This is why a golf ball or tennis ball will fall faster than a leaf or a piece of paper.
A rock is dropped at the same instant that a ball at the same elevation?
Any object that falls on Earth, no matter its size, will fall at the same speed. Drop a rock and a ball and both will accelerate at the same rate. The only thing that would slow them down is air resistance.
Does gravity accelerate all masses at the same rate?
Yes. But not if there is a difference in air resistence.
Which would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum a leaf or a stone?
Assuming by 'fall' we mean undergo the effects of gravity. If the two objects are falling toward the same large mass (ie falling towards Earth) then they would both accelerate at the same rate. This rate happens to be about 9.8 meters per second squared. It is the acceleration due to gravity on earth.
Why a leaf take a longer time to reach to the ground than an apple?
Because they're both falling through air, and the leaf has to slip and slide throughthe air.If you drop a leaf and an apple in a tube with no air inside ... and also add a bowling ball,a parachute, a rock, and a feather if you want to ... they all fall at the same rate, andhit the bottom at the same time.
Do things fall at the same rate?
Not necessarily. It depends on their rate of friction, which impacts how fast they will accelerate downwards. This is why a golf ball or tennis ball will fall faster than a leaf or a piece of paper.
A rock is dropped at the same instant that a ball at the same elevation?
Any object that falls on Earth, no matter its size, will fall at the same speed. Drop a rock and a ball and both will accelerate at the same rate. The only thing that would slow them down is air resistance.
Does gravity accelerate all masses at the same rate?
Yes. But not if there is a difference in air resistence.
Which would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum a leaf or a stone?
Assuming by 'fall' we mean undergo the effects of gravity. If the two objects are falling toward the same large mass (ie falling towards Earth) then they would both accelerate at the same rate. This rate happens to be about 9.8 meters per second squared. It is the acceleration due to gravity on earth.
Why a leaf take a longer time to reach to the ground than an apple?
Because they're both falling through air, and the leaf has to slip and slide throughthe air.If you drop a leaf and an apple in a tube with no air inside ... and also add a bowling ball,a parachute, a rock, and a feather if you want to ... they all fall at the same rate, andhit the bottom at the same time.
Why do feather and rock hit the ground at the same time in vacuum?
Basically, gravity accelerates both at the same rate.
Why do different objects in free fall not all fall at the same rate when you test it?
Without air resistance or other forces (other than gravity, that is), falling objects will accelerate at the same rate, and they will take the same time to fall a certain distance. If this is not the case, then the most likely cause is there IS air resistance.
Does the rate at which a rock undergoes chemical weathering increase or stay the same when the rock becomes more mechanically weathered why?
The rate will increase due to the increase in surface area available for attack by chemical weathering.
Does the rate of chemical weathering increase or stay the same when a rock becomes more mechanical weathered?
The rate of chemical weathering increases when a rock becomes more mechanically weathered, also called abrasion.
Two boxes are seen to accelerate at the same rate when a force F is applied to the first box and 4F is applied to the second box What is the mass ratio of the boxes?
1/4
Do all rivers erode at the same rate?
No; in fact the rate of erosion not only varies from river to river, it depends on the type of rock the river flows over, the rate of flow and the season.
What is the best team in Pokemon platinum with a torterra starter?
I've answered two other questions like this that say "what is the best team with an empoleon starter" and "What is the best team with an Infernape starter.So it'll be the same with a list of great Pokemon, a section of fossil Pokemon to replace the standard Pokemon, and some remarks about this stuff.Torterra-Rock climb, Strength, Leaf storm, and Iron tail OR (Same thing)Meganium-Rock climb, Strength, Leaf storm, and Iron tailOR (Same thing)Sceptile-Rock climb, Strength, Leaf storm, and Iron tailFlareon-Rock smash, Flamethrower, Bite, and Lava plumeORHoundoom-Rock smash, Crunch OR Beat up, Flamethrower, and OverheatORMagmortar-Rock smash, Fling, Lava plume, and FlamethrowerThis will be worked on later.
