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It is at terminal velocity, the force of acceleration due to gravity is exactly equal to the force of retardation due to drag. The net force is therefore zero and so the acceleration becomes zero.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoit is the resistance of the air which pressure acts opposite to gravity, balancing the force
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When will an object stop falling toward earth stop accelerating?
at terminal velocity
How do you calculate maximum velocity of a falling object?
Without air, the speed of a falling object keeps increasing, and never reaches a maximum. The only thing that causes it to reach a maximum and stop increasing is air resistance. The effects of air resistance depend on the size, shape, and composition of the object, and the calculation of the "terminal velocity" in advance is very complex.
Why is the velocity of accelerated body may be zero?
If a body slows down to a stop, it has negative acceleration (deceleration), and when it accelerates negatively to a stop, it will have zero velocity.
Can an object have velocity and acceleration vectors that point in opposite directions?
Yes it can, and it's really easy. -- A stone tossed upward, before it peaks and starts falling, has upward velocity and downward acceleration. -- A car driving east and slowing for a stop-sign has eastward velocity and westward acceleration.
Can the velocity of an object be negitive when its acceleration is positive?
That just means that the velocity and acceleration are in oppposite directions ... exactly the situation when a car is slowing down for a stop, or a ball is tossed upward and hasn't reached the peak yet.
When will an object stop falling toward earth stop accelerating?
at terminal velocity
When will an object falling earth stop accelerating?
at terminal velocity
How do you calculate maximum velocity of a falling object?
Without air, the speed of a falling object keeps increasing, and never reaches a maximum. The only thing that causes it to reach a maximum and stop increasing is air resistance. The effects of air resistance depend on the size, shape, and composition of the object, and the calculation of the "terminal velocity" in advance is very complex.
Why is the velocity of accelerated body may be zero?
If a body slows down to a stop, it has negative acceleration (deceleration), and when it accelerates negatively to a stop, it will have zero velocity.
What is the action of an automobile if the velocity is positive and the acceleration is negative?
it will stop after some time
Can an object have velocity and acceleration vectors that point in opposite directions?
Yes it can, and it's really easy. -- A stone tossed upward, before it peaks and starts falling, has upward velocity and downward acceleration. -- A car driving east and slowing for a stop-sign has eastward velocity and westward acceleration.
Is it a unbalanced or balanced force when you stop pushing a box and it comes to a stop?
Since there is an acceleration (a change of velocity), the forces are unbalanced.
When gravitational forces and air resistance equalize on an object that is falling toward earth and the objects stop accelerating its velocity is called the?
terminal velocity
When an object's initial velocity is less than its final velocity what does that indicate?
AccelerationWhen the velocity of an object increases or decreases, that means it has accelerated. Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity.If an object's final velocity is greater than its initial velocity, that indicates positive acceleration. If an object's final velocity is less than its initial velocity -- if, say, it slows down and comes to a stop -- then that indicates negative acceleration. Deceleration is another way of saying negative acceleration. But . . .It is good idea to avoid using the term deceleration, because an object that is experiencing negative acceleration may slow down, come to a stop momentarily, and then reverse direction and speed up -- IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!You can think of it this way: When an object is slowing down, its acceleration is in the direction opposite to its motion. We think of that as negative acceleration.
Can the velocity of an object be negitive when its acceleration is positive?
That just means that the velocity and acceleration are in oppposite directions ... exactly the situation when a car is slowing down for a stop, or a ball is tossed upward and hasn't reached the peak yet.
How do you calculate how much energy needed to stop a moving object?
1/2mv2 where m=mass, v=velocity (or acceleration)
Is there a maximum velocity to a falling object?
At some point the air resitance on an falling object will become equal to the force of gravity and the falliing object will stop acceperating. This is called "terminal Velocity"
