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What are the steps to solving what is the force on a 1-kg ball that is falling freely due to the pull of gravity?
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∙ 12y ago
-- Recall Newton's Second Law of Motion: F = (M) x (A)
-- Say it in words: "The Force on a ball is equal to the mass of the ball multiplied by its acceleration."
-- Look up the acceleration of gravity. It's 9.8 meters per second2 .
-- Put the mass and the acceleration into the formula :
F = (1) x (9.8) = 9.8 newtons .
Notice that this is also the "weight" of the ball.
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What is the only force acting on a freely falling object?
Gravity is forcing an object to fall to the ground. Another force is friction from air pressure on the falling object.
What is exactly meant by a freely of falling object?
If an object is in "free fall", it means that the only force acting on it is gravity.
How is gravity different for objects that freely fall down and those thrown upwards?
The gravity acting on a rising object and that on a falling object are the same when these objects are at the same height. What is different is that a rising object is decelerating by the force of gravity and the falling object is accelerating.
How does force and gravity effect a falling object?
Gravity is a force that accelerates the falling object towards the ground.
When a body is falling freely which force act on it?
no force act on it
What are the factors affecting freely falling bodies?
force and gravity
What is freely body?
A freely body is the body which is freely falling under the force of gravity i.e. an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
What is the only force acting on a freely falling object?
Gravity is forcing an object to fall to the ground. Another force is friction from air pressure on the falling object.
What is exactly meant by a freely of falling object?
If an object is in "free fall", it means that the only force acting on it is gravity.
How is gravity different for objects that freely fall down and those thrown upwards?
The gravity acting on a rising object and that on a falling object are the same when these objects are at the same height. What is different is that a rising object is decelerating by the force of gravity and the falling object is accelerating.
Why is there no gravity in outter space?
There is gravity everywhere. -- The force of gravity that you feel is a force between you and another mass. The Earth is the "other mass" that we're all used to. If there's no major mass nearby, then there's no force to feel. -- Even if there is a major mass nearby, you don't feel the gravitational forces if you're falling freely toward it. In "outer space", you're falling freely or coasting most of the time, without running your rocket engines. So even if there is some mass that you're being attracted to, you don't feel the force, because you're falling freely toward the mass.
How does force and gravity effect a falling object?
Gravity is a force that accelerates the falling object towards the ground.
When a body is falling freely which force act on it?
no force act on it
What is freefalling?
free falling is whena gravity is pulling a object or anything down and no other forces are acting on it.
Is there any force acting on an object which is falling freely?
Yes. The definition of "free fall" implies that gravity from Earth - or perhaps from different objects - is acting on the body.
What is the force on a 1000 kilogram elevator that is falling freely under the acceleration of gravity?
Force = mass * acceleration Since the only force acting on the elevator is gravity, the force is 1000*9.81 = 981N Towards the ground Note that it is essential to put the direction that the force is acting as it is a vector quantity.
When an object is falling and the force of gravity is the only force?
Not a question.
