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The point at which air resistance and gravity are balanced so that a falling object no longer accelerates?
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"Terminal" velocity.
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What is The point at which air resistance and gravity are balanced so that a falling object no longer accelerates?
a falling object accelerates 32ft per second per second
What if a falling object reaches this when forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced?
terminal velocity
How does force and gravity effect a falling object?
Gravity is a force that accelerates the falling object towards the ground.
How does air resistance affect the acceleration of falling objects?
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.
How does gravity effect a falling object?
If there is no air resistance, gravity will accelerate the falling object, that is, it will change its velocity.
How do balanced and unbalanced forces relate to a parachute?
If the parachutist is just falling down vertically, he is falling because of the unbalance force. Gravity is pulling him down. Gravity is stronger than the air resistance that is "keeping him up". The two unbalanced forces: gravity & air resistance. Because they are imbalance, he is accelerating towards the Earth's surface at 9.8 meters per second.
What newtons laws happen in the falling of an object?
The object accelerates downwards in response to the attractive force of gravity.
What forces act on falling leaf?
Gravity and air resistance.
What forces act on a falling object?
The forces acting on a falling body are gravity and air resistance.
What forces act on a falling leaf?
Gravity and air resistance.
How do air resistance and gravity affect a falling object?
Objects when falling that cannot ignore air resistance are things like feathers, leaves, seeds, or small pieces of paper just to name a few. Objects when falling that can ignore air resistance are things such as objects that are heavy and compact like rocks or metal balls.
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.)
