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When air resistance balances the weight of an object that is falling the velocity remains blank?
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Explain the effect that gravity has on the velocity of falling objects?
The force of gravity causes the falling object's velocity to grow in magnitude by 9.8 meters per second every second, while its direction remains constant.
How gravity and air resistance are related to an object's terminal velocity?
Gravity and air resistance (drag) are the two opposing forces acting on the falling body. Gravity causes the object to accelerate (fall faster) while the air resistance causes the object to decelerate (fall slower). At a certain velocity called the terminal velocity these two forces are in balance and there is no change in falling speed.
The greatest velocity a falling object reaches is terminal?
When an object is not accelerating or decelerating, it has a net force of zero.
Is an object in free fall accelerating during the hang time?
If we are talking about something in the Earth's atmosphere then No, the object will reach a thermal velocity after which the velocity remains constant. If we are talking about something falling where there is no atmosphere but still an attractive gravitational mass then yes.
Cause an objects velocity to change?
Is that a question? An object remains in motion until/unless acted on by another force. A bullet will slow and drop due to air resistance and gravity.
How do you calculate the change in velocity of a falling object?
The speed (magnitude of velocity) is always 9.8 meters per second (32.2 feet per second) greater than it was exactly one second earlier. If the object spent "N" seconds falling, then its speed (magnitude of velocity) is 9.8N meters per second (32.2N feet per second) greater at the bottom than it was at the top. The direction of velocity remains constant under the influence of gravity ... straight down.
What happens to the horizontal velocity of a ball after it rolls off a table?
The horizontal velocity will be equal to the translational velocity of the ball right before it falls off the table. ============================== When we do exercises that deal with the behavior of the ball after it leaves the edge of the table, we always ignore air resistance. When we do that, the horizontal component of velocity remains constant forever, or at least until the ball hits something.
When a person skydives from very high distance does the speed in which they are falling continue to increase the entire way down?
After about 10 seconds you reach terminal velocity your speed remains constant till the parachute opens.
Does friction affects velocity ratio?
No. The velocity ratio remains constant but the friction absorbs power.
How about if the velocity is doubled but the mass remains the same?
Momentum is a simple product of mass time velocity. So if the velocity doubles the momentum doubles.
Does the velocity of freely falling body remain uniform?
If you mean in atmosphere, the answer is "yes". It's called "terminal velocity." What the velocity is depends upon the shape of the object, because of the resistance of the atmosphere. Mind you, not the weight, since all objects are accelerated at the same rate in gravity. But if you're a great wide object, your terminal velocity (the fastest you can go) will be lower than if you're a ball bearing. In the absence of atmosphere, the answer is "no," because you will accelerate (non-uniform velocity) until you don't anymore.
What is the acceleration of a falling object that has reached it's terminal velocity?
Since the direction of the motion remains constant throughout the free fall, once the speed also becomes constant, the acceleration is zero.
