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Q: What happens if you use a big parachute for a small person?
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Who would fall faster at a short distance small parachute or large?

a small parachute becouse it has less air ressitance meaning it traps less air than a big parachute.


How does a parachute effect free fall?

If the parachute is too small, then the load it is carrying will fall faster, the same thing is with big parachutes. If it is medium sized it will fall at a desirable rate than a larger or smaller parachute.


What happens to the surrounding air when a tree falls and hits the ground?

ALL THE AIR MOVES TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE TREE AND THERE IS A BIG GUST OF WIND BIG ENOUGH THAT IT CAN KNOCK SOMEONE DOWN. ( dEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE TREE) IF THE TREE IS REALLY BIG IT WILL KNOCK DOWN A BIG PERSON BUT IF IT'S A SMALL TREE IT CAN ONLY KNOCK DOWN A LITTLE PERSON.) gET IT


Why does smaller parachutes hit the ground before bigger parachutes?

If you have two parachutes, one big and one small, the biggest one will take more time then the other parachute. This happens because there is more room in the parachute which is causing air to go in side, which is air resistance. The smaller parachute has a lot of air resistance because it is smaller and there is less room for the air to go inside. However, the bigger balloon has little air resistance because it has more room in it for the air to get inside. The air is pushing the balloon up so it will fall slower.


How does an open parachute increase air resistance of a falling skydiver?

the parachute has a big space area so that when he falls through the air the air molecules get collected by the parachute therefore reducing speed of falling down PS. doesnt mean he doesnt fall at all