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Terminal velocity is an example of balanced forced because the gravitational forces and the air resistance balance each other.
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Why is terminal velocity an example of balanced forces?
When terminal velocity is reached, the gravitational force is balanced with the force of resistance.
When an object is falling is it balanced or unbalanced forces.?
Not balanced UNTIL it reaches terminal velocity.
What if a falling object reaches this when forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced?
terminal velocity
A falling object is encountering air resistance At the moment the object reaches its terminal speed?
... I think you want to know about forces. At terminal velocity, the force of gravity is balanced by the air resistance, so no further acceleration occurs (balanced forces are the equivalent of an absence of force), which is why we call it *terminal* ("end value") velocity.
Are Terminal velocities balanced or unbalanced?
"Balanced" refers to forces, not to velocities or speeds. If an object is at terminal SPEED, the FORCES on it are balanced.
What is velocity at which a falling object travels when the force of air resistance matches exactly the downward force of gravity?
newton's first law states: an object will remain at rest or at a constant velocity unless the forces on it become unbalanced. As the forces on the object are now balanced it falls at a constant velocity. For falling objects this is called the terminal velocity
Why does the shape of the free fall curve tell you about how an object moces when it is in free fall?
if its a velocity / time curve, it will show diminishing acceleration (slope of the curve) up to terminal velocity (forces balanced)
What do you get when you subtract the forces of air resistance from the forces of gravity?
Terminal Velocity
Can all forces of a car be balanced if it is moving a constant velocity?
That's exactly what we must conclude. If the forces on the car were not balanced, then its velocity would have to change.
When gravitational forces and air resistance equalize on an object that is falling toward earth and the object stops accelerating its velocity is called?
In that case, the object is said to have achieved terminal speed.
Why does terminal velocity exist?
When an object is falling, it accelerates, so it is speeding up. The faster it goes, the more air resistance there is on the object. Eventually, the force of the air resistance pushing up on the object will equal the force of gravity pushing down on the object. The forces on the object are balanced (they cancel out), so it will have no acceleration. This causes terminal velocity; the object is not speeding up anymore. When the forces on an object are balanced, it has no acceleration. This does not mean it has no velocity, it just means that the velocity is not changing (it does not speed up or slow down.)
What do baoanced forces do to moving objects?
When all forces are balanced, the object can either be moving at a constant velocity or be at rest. But because you asked for balanced forces on a moving object, it is moving at a constant velocity.
