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In vacuum they reach ground exactly at the same time. In a medium other than vacuum the ball will reach ground first.

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What happens when you drop a feather bowling ball and tennis ball at the same height?

The feather and tennis ball will fall at the same rate, hitting the ground at the same time due to gravity's influence on all objects regardless of their mass. However, the feather will experience more air resistance as it falls, which may slow it down slightly compared to the tennis ball.


Does a bowling ball always fall faster than a feather because it weighs more?

No, a bowling ball does not always fall faster than a feather just because it weighs more. In a vacuum where there is no air resistance, both objects fall at the same rate due to gravity. In the presence of air resistance, the shape and size of the objects will affect how quickly they fall.


What would fall first a rock or a feather?

The mass is irrelevant, the only factor that effects how fast anything falls on earth is air resistance. The feathers obviously have more air resistance than the rocks and so the rocks will fall faster. If this was done in a vacuum however one gram of feathers would fall at the same rate as a tone of rocks.


Is the height above the ground from which the ball is thrown was increased the time of flight of the ball would?

If the height from which the ball is thrown is increased, the time of flight of the ball would increase as well. This is because the initial velocity of the ball would be higher, leading to a longer time for the ball to reach the ground.


Will a ball closer to the ground fall faster?

In the absence of air resistance, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass or composition. This principle is known as the equivalence principle of gravity. So, a ball closer to the ground would not fall faster than one higher up.

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If you drop a ball from 10 feet and 5 feet which will reach the ground first?

The ball which you drop from 5 feet will reach the ground first.


Feather a tennis ball and a bowling ball are dropped from a high tower on the moon's surface Which object hits the ground first?

Because the earth is bigger than both so they get pulled down with gravity at the same time


Why are bowling balls heavy?

So the ball can pick up more speed. For example, if you drop a feather on the ground, it takes a longer time to fall than a heavier object, such as a notepad. A bowling ball is heavier to gain speed faster.


Which ball drops to the ground faster?

They all drop at the same rate. Only objects that are fuzzy in some way drop slower because air resistance slows them a little. If there were no air, a feather and a cannon ball would drop at the exact same rate.


Will a bowling ball or a golf ball hit the ground first the same speed?

a golf ball obviously...


What happens when you drop a feather bowling ball and tennis ball at the same height?

The feather and tennis ball will fall at the same rate, hitting the ground at the same time due to gravity's influence on all objects regardless of their mass. However, the feather will experience more air resistance as it falls, which may slow it down slightly compared to the tennis ball.


Will the bowling ball and piece of paper fall at the same rate?

If you stand at the top of the bowling alley with a feather in one hand and a bowling ball in the other and drop them at the same time, the bowling ball will hit the parking lot first because wind currents will cause the feather to drift slowly.


Is it true or false dropping a tennis ball bowling ball and a feather would hit the ground in the same time?

True, in a vacuum where there is no air resistance, a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a feather would hit the ground at the same time when dropped from the same height. This is because all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass when only gravity acts upon them. However, in the presence of air, the feather would fall more slowly due to air resistance.


Which will fall faster a feather or ping pong ball if dropped in a vacuum?

Both will fall at the same time in vacuum because there is no resistance.


If you were to drop a beach ball and a soccer ball off a tall building will the soccer ball fall faster then beach ball?

Probably. It has nothing to do with weight. Weight does not play a factor in how fast objects fall, however, size, wind resistance, and aerodynamics do. The bigger an object, the more air hits it going up as the object falls, and therefore slows its descent. Also, if you drop a feather off a building it will take a while to reach the ground, since the little hair-type things sticking out from the feather "catch" the air and slow it down. Then there is aerodynamics. The more aerodynamic an object is, the easier it can cut through the air, therefore, if you drop a very aerodynamic object off a building it will not take as long for it to reach the ground. In this case, we can assume both are pretty much the same shape, however, the beach ball is much larger, and catches the air on the way down. That's what makes it fall so much slower.


How do you get fast hands for dribbling a basketball?

You have to keep the ball low to the ground and you have do bend to. While your running dont keep the ball to close to the ground but enough to make it faster...


What moves faster a ball thrown down or a ball falling down?

A ball thrown down. The thrown ball will have a greater initial velocity and since they experience the same force of gravity, it will always be faster (until they both reach terminal velocity).