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What is absolute velocity is it the other name for the velocity of a free falling body when the net force of air resistance and gravity is zero?
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∙ 14y ago
yes. also called terminal velocity.
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What would you call it when air resistance the force of gravity and a falling object stops accelerating?
When a falling object stops accelerating but is falling at a constant velocity, it is called terminal velocity.
Greatest velocity a falling object reaches?
On any planet with an atmosphere, gravity is counteracted by the force of air friction with the object that is falling. This is known as terminal velocity - the point at which the forces of air resistance and gravity balance.
What opposing forces act on an object falling freely through the atmosphere?
The forces that affect the rate of a falling object are Gravity and Air Resistance. Gravity affects the speed and the velocity of the object by speeding it up as it falls closer to the earth, and Air resistance works against the object pushing against it.
How will the upward force of air resistance compare to the downwward pull of gravity?
Assuming that you're referring to an object that is accelerating towards a massive body by means of gravitational attraction... When the force of frictional air resistance equals the opposing force of gravity, the net force on the object equals zero, and acceleration will cease. It is called terminal velocity, and the object will remain at this velocity until some new event happens.
When an object is falling at terminal velocity what is the net force acting on the object?
Zero. "Terminal velocity" means that the object is no longer accelerating; the downward force of gravity and the upward force of resistance are in balance.
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.
What if a falling object reaches this when forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced?
terminal velocity
What would you call it when air resistance the force of gravity and a falling object stops accelerating?
When a falling object stops accelerating but is falling at a constant velocity, it is called terminal velocity.
Greatest velocity a falling object reaches?
On any planet with an atmosphere, gravity is counteracted by the force of air friction with the object that is falling. This is known as terminal velocity - the point at which the forces of air resistance and gravity balance.
What is the maximum velocity reached by a falling object that occurs when the resistance of the medium is equal to the force due to gravity?
Its called terminal velocity
What is the maximum velocity reached by a falling object that occurs when the resistance of the medium is equal to force due to gravity?
Its called terminal velocity
What is it called when the forces of air resistance and gravity are equal in a falling object?
Terminal velocity see link
The point at which air resistance and gravity are balanced so that a falling object no longer accelerates?
"Terminal" velocity.
The maximum velocity reached by a falling object that occurs when the resistance of the medium is equal to the force due to gravity?
It's called terminal velocity! :)
What is termanal velocity?
Perhaps you mean terminal velocity. This is the maximum velocity reached by an object falling to the ground when the acceleration due to gravity is matched by the drag resistance of the air through which it is falling.
What is the greates velocity a falling object can reach called?
The fastest velocity a falling object can reach is called its terminal velocity. This happens when the force of air resistance is equal to the downwards force of weight (gravity), so the object is in equilibrium, and thus reaches a constant velocity.
What is the greatest velocity a fallen object reaches?
If air resistance is significant, after falling for a while the air resistance will be as strong as the force of gravity; the two forces will be in equilibrium, and the object won't accelerate any more. This velocity is called "terminal velocity". The amount of this terminal velocity, and the time it takes to approach the terminal velocity, depends on the specific object that is falling.
