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Ignoring air resistance ... Any object dropped near the Earth's surface reaches a speed of 43.9 feet per second after falling 30 feet. The velocity is 43.9 feet per second down. The object's weight makes no difference.
Any 'damping effect' is the result of air resistance. In the absence of air, the velocity of a free falling body near the earth's surface is always directed downward, and is 9.8 meters (32.2 feet) per second greater, at any instant, than it was one second earlier.
The parachute increase the surface area and so therefore increase air resistance, slowing the person down, and reducing terminal velocity.
Yes falling objects do have air resistance. They have even more if they have a larger surface area.
Without atmospheric drag, all free falling objects near earth's surface will have the same acceleration. But because of friction with the air (air resistance), the velocity of objects due to that acceleration is limited. The actual velocity is dependent on the surface area of the object relative to its mass. The principle of the parachute is to increase the surface area of a falling object with respect to its mass.
Ignoring air resistance ... Any object dropped near the Earth's surface reaches a speed of 43.9 feet per second after falling 30 feet. The velocity is 43.9 feet per second down. The object's weight makes no difference.
Any 'damping effect' is the result of air resistance. In the absence of air, the velocity of a free falling body near the earth's surface is always directed downward, and is 9.8 meters (32.2 feet) per second greater, at any instant, than it was one second earlier.
The parachute increase the surface area and so therefore increase air resistance, slowing the person down, and reducing terminal velocity.
Yes falling objects do have air resistance. They have even more if they have a larger surface area.
Without atmospheric drag, all free falling objects near earth's surface will have the same acceleration. But because of friction with the air (air resistance), the velocity of objects due to that acceleration is limited. The actual velocity is dependent on the surface area of the object relative to its mass. The principle of the parachute is to increase the surface area of a falling object with respect to its mass.
Air resistance is affected by surface area and Shape
When an object is falling, its motion is most affected by air resistance when it has a large surface area and is moving at high speeds. This is because air resistance is directly proportional to the surface area of the object and the square of its velocity. Therefore, larger objects or those moving faster experience greater air resistance, which can significantly affect their motion.
by increasing surface area
this is a complicated question! initially, air resistance slows objects in free fall down. until a point in which the object reachs terminal velocity! Terminal velocity is when the object is at its maximum speed free falling the air resistance is equal to the acceleration so the object now neither speeds or slows down. also, the bigger the surface area the object has, the higher the air resistance will be, lowering the terminal velocity of the object.
Terminal velocity. It occurs when the force of gravity is equal to the force applied by air resistance in the opposite direction. With equal and opposite forces the object can not accelerate and falls at a constant speed. Every object has a different terminal velocity and depending on the surface area, can also be manipulated
by increasing surface area
by increasing surface area