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Air resistance is caused by bumping into air particles. This creates a force in the opposite direction to the one in which you are travelling. A good way to think of this is when a person jumps out of a plane. A person is heavy with not a lot of surface area (high density) therefore air does not slow the person down hugely as few particles are hit. However when a parachute is opened the mass of the person stays the same however the surface area of the persons mass is increased by opening a parachute. As theres a larger surface area more air particles are creating an opposing force which slows the person down.
So in answer to the question the easiest way to "eliminate" air resistance is to use objects with a large mass and small surface area.
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How do you stop air resistance?
By moving in a vacuum. Other than that, basically you can't. You can reduce air resistance, by building vehicles so they have an aerodynamic shape - but you can't eliminate air resistance entirely, for any moving object.
What is air resistance and what are the two factors that air resistance depends on?
Air Resistance is a force.
How molecules in the air cause air resistance?
How molecules in the air cause air resistance?
What is the force that opposes the motion of objects through air?
Air Resistance is the kinetic friction of the object's surface moving through the air. In aeronautical terms this is known as drag.
Is air resistance in a ball being thrown?
Yes, air resistance is on everything where there is air.
How do you stop air resistance?
By moving in a vacuum. Other than that, basically you can't. You can reduce air resistance, by building vehicles so they have an aerodynamic shape - but you can't eliminate air resistance entirely, for any moving object.
What is air resistance and what are the two factors that air resistance depends on?
Air Resistance is a force.
What force slows objects moving through the air?
Air resistance
How molecules in the air cause air resistance?
How molecules in the air cause air resistance?
Why does the oscillation of a pendulum gradually slows down after a certain interval of time?
Energy is gradually lost, through air resistance, and resistance in the string.Energy is gradually lost, through air resistance, and resistance in the string.Energy is gradually lost, through air resistance, and resistance in the string.Energy is gradually lost, through air resistance, and resistance in the string.
What is the force that opposes the motion of objects through air?
Air Resistance is the kinetic friction of the object's surface moving through the air. In aeronautical terms this is known as drag.
Is air resistance in a ball being thrown?
Yes, air resistance is on everything where there is air.
How does surface area affect air resistance?
air resistance affects
What is the relationship between air resistance and movement?
air resistance is cooler
When an object falls through the air encounters air resistance its overall speed will be than if it had not encountered air resistance?
The resistance do obstruct the object. The object always travel slower with air resistance. Air resistance is higher with velocity and the object falling through air would have a limited velocity that it can't go through.
How are air resistance and friction alike?
Air resistance is a type of fluid friction (along with water resistance) and is therefore is a type of friction.
Does air exerts force?
The force that air exerts on a moving object is called air resistance. Air resistance is a form of friction.
