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An object's top speed is called Terminal Velocity.
The terminal velocity of an object can be calculated via a formula. See the related links.
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What is the type of friction that occurs when objects fall through the air?
Air resistance is.
how do objects fall when there is no air resistance?
In the absence of air resistance (friction) objects will fall at the same speed. Hope this still helps :)
Why do some objects fall at a different rate than others?
Objects fall through air at a different rate due to the amount of air resistance. Feathers or dandelion "parachutes" fall at a much slower pace than coins. However there is an experiment called "The coin and the feather". A glass tube about 6cm in diameter has a penny and a penny placed inside before the air is evacuated using a vacuum pump. The tube is then sealed. If the tube is held vertically the coin and feather are both at the bottom. If the tube is then swiftly inverted, so that what was bottom becomes top, the coin and feather are seen to fall at the same rate. Unbelievable unless you actually see it.
Why do objects that are round fall faster than objects that are flat?
Air resistance.
Why then do some objects fall through the air at a different rate?
Air Resistance increases with velocity.So, as the velocity of a falling object increases, Air Resistance increases until it is equal to Gravity.
What is the type of friction that occurs when objects fall through the air?
Air resistance is.
how do objects fall when there is no air resistance?
In the absence of air resistance (friction) objects will fall at the same speed. Hope this still helps :)
Why do some objects fall at a different rate than others?
Objects fall through air at a different rate due to the amount of air resistance. Feathers or dandelion "parachutes" fall at a much slower pace than coins. However there is an experiment called "The coin and the feather". A glass tube about 6cm in diameter has a penny and a penny placed inside before the air is evacuated using a vacuum pump. The tube is then sealed. If the tube is held vertically the coin and feather are both at the bottom. If the tube is then swiftly inverted, so that what was bottom becomes top, the coin and feather are seen to fall at the same rate. Unbelievable unless you actually see it.
How fast do objects go in free fallouter space?
You can't fall in space, there is no gravity. An object will travel as fast as it is accelerated and continue at that speed forever as there is no air resistence to slow it down.
Do some objects fall through the air at different rate than the others?
of course ! Yes, due to the effects of air resistance. All falling objects experience the same acceleration from gravity, however.
Why do objects that are round fall faster than objects that are flat?
Air resistance.
Do some objects fall through the air at a different rate than others?
Yes, due to air resistance a rubber ball would fall faster that a sheet of paper. In a vacuum, all things would fall at the same rate.
How fast do feathers fall?
All objects fall at a rate of 9.8 meters per second, or, 23 miles per hour. However, this is how fast they would fall in a vacuum, which is hardly ever the case on earth. To find out their true speed, you would have to minus the air resistance as well.
An object that falls twice as far will be moving twice as fast when it hits the ground?
No all objects fall at the same speed, unless air resistance is involved
Why then do some objects fall through the air at a different rate?
Air Resistance increases with velocity.So, as the velocity of a falling object increases, Air Resistance increases until it is equal to Gravity.
What is meant by free falling objects?
objects which can fall through the air without hitting anything or be affected by any other variables that may cause them to stop going in their set direction.
Do different objects fall at different speeds?
Air resistance
