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What force opposes gravity and slows down an object falling through the air?
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∙ 13y ago
drag force (frictional force exerted by air) or air reststance
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What is true about an object falling toward Earth?
Earth pulls on the object, and the object pulls on Earth
The force of gravity opposes the force of?
The question is too vague to answer. What specific situation are you talking about? Three possible answers could be "lift", "nothing", or "the electromagnetic force", depending on the precise circumstances you mean.
Is the weight of an object due to the gravity on it?
It is due to the amount of mass the object has.
The largest velocity reached by falling object is its?
Terminal velocity.
The force that pulls an object to the centre of the earth is?
isn't in gravity??
What force oppses the motion of an object falling through the air?
Nothing is opposing an object falling to earth. Gravity is causing an object to fall back to earth which is opposing the object from leaving earht. If anything the force that opposes gravity is the force at which an object is projected.
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.
When the only force affecting an object is gravity that object is in?
Freefall this means the objects is falling through the air while gravity is pulling.
What are the forces acting on an object falling through the air?
Air resistance and gravity.
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 does force and gravity effect a falling object?
Gravity is a force that accelerates the falling object towards the ground.
What force opposes the downward motion of falling object?
Air resistance
Would a parachutist be considered a free falling object and why?
The falling of a parachutist without his parachute deployed will be quite fast. We can slow his decsent by putting a drag on the free fall with a parachute. The fall is no longer free of drag (friction).
When you drag force on an object falling through the air equals the force of gravity the object has reached what?
Thermal Velocity
When you drag force on an object falling through the air equals the force of gravity the object has reached?
Thermal Velocity
What is the effect of gravity on a falling object?
The effect of gravity on ANY object - falling or not - is to pull it downward. If the object is in free fall, it will accelerate downwards.
What is the only force affecting an object in gravity that objects is in?
Freefall this means the objects is falling through the air while gravity is pulling.
