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Yes, air resistance acts in the opposite direction as an object in motion. (It's air resistance.) In aeronautical terms, we call it drag. Generally, air resistance refers to the effects created on an object moving through it that in some way work to "limit" the object's motion. The air is "just there" and the movement of an object through it sets up the conditions to create air resistance.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt slows it down, preventing constant acceleration to an infinite velocity (theoretically).
It's pretty much determined by the object itself, for example mass and surface area are factors in determining the "force" of air resistance.
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∙ 12y agoAir resistance works against gravity when you are summing the forces working on the object in question; resistance in any form (generally) works in the opposite direction of the object's motion. Air resistance, specifically, retards the object as it falls due to gravity.
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∙ 15y agoabsolutely yes..these forces are called the coriolis influences..that is also the reason why aircrafts and any mode of transport in air are designed streamline to overcome these coriolis effects or simply the air resistance..another name for this is the drag..
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∙ 14y agoIn the example of a parachute gravity wins. The parachute slows your decent but you reach the ground eventually. Air is always spilling from a parachute and you are being pulled toward the earths center at 32 ft per second squared. That is you are accelerating. The weight of the parachute adds to your mass so you just can't make a huge parachute and over come gravity. You can use a motor to fly through the air, but that to shall end with you back on the ground. A helicopter uses a great deal of energy doing its' tricks. There are places that have huge fans and you can float above them. That is air pressure resisting gravity.
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∙ 13y agoWhen something is falling, it is moving through the air. This creates friction, which slows the falling object. So it doesn't push people away from the earth or anything like that. It just slows a falling object down because of friction.
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∙ 15y agoYes. It is directly proportional to the square of the relative velocity.
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∙ 15y agoThey do balance out eventually, and the speed this occurs at is called "terminal velocity".
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∙ 13y agoit causes friction and slows down the object. if the air resistance is greater than the force applied then it can also change the direction of the motion of an object.
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In what direction does the force of air resistance act?
As far as I understand the direction of the force of air resistance acts in the opposite way to which you are going... In other words if a ball was thrown up at 20 m/s and the force of air resistance was 1m/s2 then for every second the ball goes up, it would slow down by 1m/s (assuming there was no gravity). The same applies if it was going down at 20 m/s it would slow down by 1m/s. When a parachutist opens a parachute, gravity tries to pull it down and air resistance keep it up.I think so.
What is the force that always acts opposite direction of movement and slows an object as it moves?
attrition
Why buoyancy is called the anti gravity force?
This answer may not be too technical but you will get the general concept. Generally buoyant force is the force which help the objects to float in fluids which includes water and air without sinking. From this its clear that it acts in the direction opposite to the gravity force to make the object float. Gravity is the force that keeps things gown on earth Thus its called the anti gravity force.
What direction does friction act in to an object's direction of motion?
Friction will always act in the direction opposite of the relativistic motion of two objects. If object A is moving to the right on object B, then object A will experience the friction to the left. However, object B will be moving to the left on object A and will therefore experience the friction acting towards the right.
Does friction move in the same direction as or in opposite direction as the object?
The force of friction ALWAYS acts in the direction exactly opposite to the directionin which the object is moving.If the friction force acted in the same direction as the object's motion, then youwould want to have as much friction as possible, because that would help youmove the object with less fuel.
What force is there on free falling body neglecting air friction?
The force of gravity is the primary acting force. Air resistance acts in the opposite direction.
How is gravity related to terminal velocity?
Based on the 9th grade book of Physical Science... Gravity is a force that acts between two masses, and Terminal velocity is the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity. So, gravity causes objects to accelerate downward, whereas air resistance acts in the direction opposite to the motion and reduces acceleration... which ties together terminal velocity.
What forces act on a bird as it dives?
Gravity acts in the direction directly towards the centre of the Earth. Drag acts in the direction directly opposite the bird's movement.
What acts in the direction opposite of the objects direction in motion?
The resistance of an objects surroundings to its motion. The rugs nape versus a ball rolling across it. Air having to get out of the way of a spinning tennis ball. Resistance. Of course gravity can have a positive or negative influence on an objects motion and vector. Entropy concurs all motion.
Friction acts in the opposite direction of?
Friction always acts in the opposite direction, of the other object's motion.
What acts against the direction of th objects motion?
Any force acting in the direction opposite to motion, such as Friction, wind resistance, or swimming up stream
What force acts opposite of gravity?
drag
In what direction does the force of air resistance act?
As far as I understand the direction of the force of air resistance acts in the opposite way to which you are going... In other words if a ball was thrown up at 20 m/s and the force of air resistance was 1m/s2 then for every second the ball goes up, it would slow down by 1m/s (assuming there was no gravity). The same applies if it was going down at 20 m/s it would slow down by 1m/s. When a parachutist opens a parachute, gravity tries to pull it down and air resistance keep it up.I think so.
What acts opposite direction of objects?
Magnetism.
When no air resistance acts on a nicely tossed basketball its acceleration is what?
It doesn't matter whether the object is a basketball or something else. If there is no air resistance, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 meters/second2, in the downward direction.
What is air resistance and does it differs going up and down the earth and is there any resistance of gravity?
There exists a resistance force or drag force when any object moves through air or any other fluid.This force acts in direction opposite to the direction of the motion. This drag force depends upon the shape of the object, speed, and fluid properties. The parachute slows downward motion by offering a significant drag force to a falling object or person.
Can upthrust act at a distance?
N o! the upthrust can not act at a distance because it acts on the centre of gravity of the object submerged in water in the opposite direction of weight.
