It slows the acceleration - possibly down to zero @ "terminal velocity".
It reduces the acceleration of the falling object due to friction.
Air resistance creates friction and slows a falling object.
-- gravity -- air resistance
The shape of the object and the density of the gas that the object is falling through.
the same that it would affect any falling object. The higher the air resistance the thicker the air density. This will result in a higher drag coefficient and will slow the fall of the object.
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.
Air resistance causes friction and slows an object.
Air resistance and gravity are the main components.
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.
The mass of an object will not affect the time it takes for it to reach the ground from a fixed height. Backspace
Slows an object down or speeds one up.
terminal velocity is the final maximum velocity of a falling object.