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What happens to the rate at which falling objects accelerate over time?
The rate of acceleration is constant.
What causes objects to accelerate?
Gravity causes falling objects to accelerate.
Why do different objects in free fall not all fall at the same rate when you test it?
Without air resistance or other forces (other than gravity, that is), falling objects will accelerate at the same rate, and they will take the same time to fall a certain distance. If this is not the case, then the most likely cause is there IS air resistance.
Can anything ever have a downward acceleration greater than g?
Yes, objects can accelerate at a rate greater than "g". Most objects, when falling in the absense of air resisitance, accelerate at a uniform rate of -9.81 m/s^2 (this is under ideal conditions on Earth). Air resistance tends to decrease that acceleration. The classic example of greater than "g" acceleration is a bungee jumper.
When falling objects no longer accelerate?
A falling object no longer accelerates, due to friction in the atmosphere, when the friction buildup equals gravity's acceleration. This is called it's terminal velocity.
What happens to the rate at which falling objects accelerate over time?
The rate of acceleration is constant.
Does gravity causes all falling objects to accelerate at the rate of 98?
The rate is 9.8m/sec
What causes objects to accelerate?
Gravity causes falling objects to accelerate.
Gravity causes all falling objects to accelerate at a rate of 98 meters per seconds?
No
How does gravity affect the veloctiy of falling objects?
The force of gravity will accelerate the falling objects towards itself.
What is the effect of gravity - on the motion of falling objects - that are not inhibited by air resistance?
All objects, under these conditions, will accelerate at the same rate as they fall. (Note: Just the fact that you can call it a "falling" object is one of the effects of gravity.)
Is it ok if falling objects are not exactly 9.8?
Objects in freefall only accelerate at 9.8m/s2 if air resistance is ignored. Because friction will gradually cause a falling object to reach terminal velocity, most objects won't accelerate at exactly 9.8m/s2.
Why do different objects in free fall not all fall at the same rate when you test it?
Without air resistance or other forces (other than gravity, that is), falling objects will accelerate at the same rate, and they will take the same time to fall a certain distance. If this is not the case, then the most likely cause is there IS air resistance.
Can anything ever have a downward acceleration greater than g?
Yes, objects can accelerate at a rate greater than "g". Most objects, when falling in the absense of air resisitance, accelerate at a uniform rate of -9.81 m/s^2 (this is under ideal conditions on Earth). Air resistance tends to decrease that acceleration. The classic example of greater than "g" acceleration is a bungee jumper.
Whose scientific discoveries are the law of the pendulum and the fact that falling objects accelerate at fixed and predictable rates?
Galileo
What is a sentence for the word accelerate?
He would wildly accelerate his car when the traffic light turned green. Gravity causes falling objects to accelerate as they move toward the Earth. Living in a foreign country can accelerate the speed at which you learn the native language.
What is the force that prevents different objects from falling at the same rate?
acceleration
