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Take an accelerometer with you when you jump, and at the point that it reads, "zero", the terminal velocity has been reached.
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What is terminal velocity and how to control it and why it occurs?
Terminal velocity is when air resistance balances out with gravity. For humans it's usually around 2000 ft of falling, gravity accelerates the person towards the ground at about 9.8m/s, as said person speeds up, air resistance increases and it becomes harder to accelerate. Terminal velocity is the point at which one may no longer accelerate. To control it: more air resistance = slower descent (terminal velocity comes sooner and is not as fast (i.e.parachutes), less air resistance = faster descent, it may take longer to reach terminal velocity as it is a much higher speed.
Does air density determine terminal speed?
Yes, that can be one contributing factor.
What are the two factors that determine velocity?
one factor is multiply accelaration per time
If a 75 kg person and a 200 kg crate were launched out of a plane at the same time which one would reach terminal velocity first?
As Galileo demonstrated, acceleration is independent of mass, therefore, they would reach terminal velocity at the same time. This is, of course, ignoring air friction.
How is terminal velocity reached?
This is an interesting situation. First of all we have to understand the nature of forces possible acting on the drowning body in a liquid medium. 1) weight of the body Mg acting always downward 2) buoyant force which equals to the weight of the displaced liquid always acting upward opposite to weight of the body. 3) As the weight Mg is more than buoyant the body there is net downward force which makes the body accelerated within the liquid medium hence sets in motion. 4) now due to movement of body in the liquid there comes the viscous drag due to viscous nature of liquid. Viscous drag is always opposite to the direction of motion of body in the liquid. More beautiful point is that this viscous drag ,according to Stokes's formula, is proportional to the speed of the body. Hence viscous drag gradually increases. At one stage the upward viscous drag becomes exactly equal to the net downward force. So now no force is acting on the already moving body. By Newton's first law of motion, every body continues in its uniform motion unless compelled by any external force. Hence uniform motion there after. So maximum velocity which is named terminal velocity. Very interesting scientific explanation! Isn't it?
What is theMaximum velocity reached by an object when the force of gravity pulling down dispels the force of air resistance pulling up?
Terminal velocity. It will vary from planet to planet (or Moon, if it's one with an atmosphere, like Titan)
What is the maximum terminal velocity on planet Jupiter?
There is no such thing as "maximum terminal velocity", neither on Jupiter nor hear on Earth. The "terminal velocity" depends on the specific object - and on the atmospheric conditions. For example, a very heavy object will typically have a larger terminal velocity than one that is very light; and near Earth's surface, the terminal velocity (for a given object) will be smaller than in the upper atmosphere, where there is less air resistance.
When air resistance balances weight the velocity becomes?
Terminal. It stays at that one velocity til the object hits the ground.
What does high velocity blood spatter means in a crime scene?
High Velocity is short for "high terminal velocity" which is another way of saying that the blood spatter is small and is so small, in fact, it is the smallest of other velocities: • Low terminal velocity • Medium terminal velocity The high velocity pattern is usually less than one millimeter in diameter and is known to fall up to around 100 feet per second.
When a parachutist is moving with a constant speed what happens?
There are two possibilities. One is that he is falling at a constant (positive) speed. In this case, the downward force of gravity is exactly offset by the upward force of drag or air resistance. The parachutist is said to have reached terminal velocity. The second possibility is that he is moving downwards at a constant speed of zero. He has hit the ground! The parachutist may be said to have reached a terminal situation!
What is terminal velocity and how to control it and why it occurs?
Terminal velocity is when air resistance balances out with gravity. For humans it's usually around 2000 ft of falling, gravity accelerates the person towards the ground at about 9.8m/s, as said person speeds up, air resistance increases and it becomes harder to accelerate. Terminal velocity is the point at which one may no longer accelerate. To control it: more air resistance = slower descent (terminal velocity comes sooner and is not as fast (i.e.parachutes), less air resistance = faster descent, it may take longer to reach terminal velocity as it is a much higher speed.
Does air density determine terminal speed?
Yes, that can be one contributing factor.
What are the two factors that determine velocity?
one factor is multiply accelaration per time
If a 75 kg person and a 200 kg crate were launched out of a plane at the same time which one would reach terminal velocity first?
As Galileo demonstrated, acceleration is independent of mass, therefore, they would reach terminal velocity at the same time. This is, of course, ignoring air friction.
What is the maximum terminal velocity speed for a object falling on planet Jupiter?
There is not one single answer for that. The terminal velocity of an object will depend on the amount of gravity (which wouldn't change much in this case), on the density of the atmosphere (which WILL change quite a bit, depending on what part of the atmosphere you are considering), and on the object's mass, size, and shape.
To determine the age of a woody twig one counts the?
Number of spaces between the terminal bud scars.
Why are the forces balanced on an object falling at terminal velocity?
In a vaccum, different objects have no terminal velocity... the further they fall, the faster they go. So, "air drag" is what provides differing terminal velocities, and the object's shape and weight distribution controls that drag.
