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Based on two classes' worth of research on terminal velocity I'd say it's good for keeping some falling objects from reaching a speed that will, literally, be "terminal" (fatal) to whomever it hits. I was researching the myth behind whether or not a penny dropped off a tall building will kill some unlucky pedestrian below. All of my sources say it's impossible for said penny to do more than sting the person (barring them being hit in the eye or them somehow swallowing it), and the reason for this is terminal velocity.
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When can terminal velocity be good?
When trying to survive a parachute jump.
What does a parachute do to terminal velocity?
It decreases the terminal velocity of the parachutist.
When gravitational forces and air resistance equalize on an object that is falling toward earth and the object stops accelerating its velocity is called?
In that case, the object is said to have achieved terminal speed.
What is the speed an on object reaches when the force of gravity is balanced by air resistance called?
terminal velocity
How would you use the word terminal velocity in a sentence?
We will reach terminal velocity just before we hit the ground, then the result of our velocity will be terminal.
How do atoms pass their terminal velocity in a particle accelerator?
Passing the terminal velocity is clearly not possible, otherwise it could not be called the terminal velocity!
What is the speed of an object that has reached terminal velocity?
The speed at terminal velocity depends on the mass and shape of the object. For example, a sheet of paper will have a very low terminal velocity; the terminal velocity for a man will be much higher.
If air resistance is negligible then terminal velocity is the velocity of shock waves?
If resistance is negligible, then there is no terminal velocity.
In free fall when the air resistance is equal to the weight of the falling object we say that the object has reached velocity.?
That is called terminal velocity.That is called terminal velocity.That is called terminal velocity.That is called terminal velocity.
What is the acceleration of an object that reache terminal velocity?
Zero, by definition. "Terminal velocity" implies that the velocity no longer changes.
What would have a higher terminal velocity a marble or a napkin?
The marble has lower drag so its terminal velocity would be greater. Each has its own terminal velocity.
What is velocity at starting point when it tries to attain terminal velocity?
i think its velocity is min n its try to attain max. velocity which is terminal velocity...what say?
