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What are the factors that may affect the rate at which an object falls through air?
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What factors affect the rate of object falls through air?
The force of gravity will affect the rate of falling in air. As will the aerodynamic shape of the object. And assuming that the air is not moving with or against the direction of fall.
How does the shape of an object affect the rate at which it falls - slide4?
The shape of an object affects the wind resistance that will press against the object, slowing it as it falls.
The amount of gravitational potential energy released as an object falls depends on?
-- the mass of the object -- the height through which it falls
How Does the mass of an object affect the speed with which it falls?
The more mass it has, the faster it will fall and vice versa.
What happens to the acceleration of an object as it falls through air?
-- If you really mean "falls through the air", then its acceleration steadily decreases. -- If you're actually thinking about an object that's "falling", with no air in the way and no other influence on it except gravity, then its acceleration is constant as it falls.
What factors affect how an object falls?
wind resistance, and gravity, mass does not in any way contribute to how an object falls.
What factors affect the rate of object falls through air?
The force of gravity will affect the rate of falling in air. As will the aerodynamic shape of the object. And assuming that the air is not moving with or against the direction of fall.
Does the size of an object affect the rate at which it falls?
Only if it's falling through air. If it's just the falling object and gravity, then no.
How does the shape of an object affect the rate at which it falls - slide4?
The shape of an object affects the wind resistance that will press against the object, slowing it as it falls.
The amount of gravitational potential energy released as an object falls depends on?
-- the mass of the object -- the height through which it falls
Does the shape affect the way an object falls?
In air, yes. In vacuum, no.
Rate at which an object falls through air?
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How is potential energy transforme into kintetic energy?
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How Does the mass of an object affect the speed with which it falls?
The more mass it has, the faster it will fall and vice versa.
Is it true that the thing that affects how fast it falls is the objects surface area?
Surface area is ONE thing that can affect how fast an object falls. Two forces determine how fast an object falls - the force of gravity and the opposing drag on the object from the medium it is falling through. In the case of an object falling in a vacuum, there is no drag so the object falls strictly according to the law of gravity. If an object is dropped through a fluid such as air or water, it can reach a terminal velocity where the force of gravity is exactly counterbalanced by the opposing drag on the object. In this case acceleration ceases - although motion does not. In other words, the object continues to fall, but it doesn't speed up. Drag force is a function of object velocity, viscosity of the fluid it is falling through, the surface area of the falling object, the surface roughness of the falling object, and the geometry of the falling object (spheres usually have less drag than cubes for example).
What happens to the acceleration of an object as it falls through air?
-- If you really mean "falls through the air", then its acceleration steadily decreases. -- If you're actually thinking about an object that's "falling", with no air in the way and no other influence on it except gravity, then its acceleration is constant as it falls.
Explain why a man using a parachute falls through air slowly while a stone falls through air very fast?
When an object falls through air, it experiences air resistance. This air resistance is a force that opposes the object's motion. The amount of air resistance an object experiences depends on the object's shape, size, and speed. A man using a parachute falls slowly because the parachute creates a large amount of air resistance. A stone falls very fast because it has a small amount of air resistance.
