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Why are the forces balanced on an object falling at terminal velocity?
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∙ 13y ago
In a vaccum, different objects have no terminal velocity... the further they fall, the faster they go. So, "air drag" is what provides differing terminal velocities, and the object's shape and weight distribution controls that drag.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoAn object in free fall is only experiencing one force downward, the force due to gravity (F=mg).
However, there is an additional force "pushing up" on the object. This is due to the resistance the air exerts on the object, also known as drag force. The equations involved are far more complex than F=ma. Imagine the same concept of wind filling up the sails of a kite.
When the force due to air resistance equals the gravitational force, the forces are balanced, and the object has reached terminal velocity.
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What forces have to be balanced for terminal velocity to be reached by an object?
For an object in freefall, terminal velocity is reached when the drag force becomes equal and opposite to the force of gravity. This creates a net force of 0, resulting in no further acceleration.
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.
When the forces of an object are blank there is no change in object's velocity?
balanced
What type of change can the balanced forces bring about in an object?
Balanced forces do not bring about any change in motion. If forces are balanced, an object is either at rest, or moving in a straight line at constant velocity.
When the balls are falling are the net forces balanced?
yes there is? i hope i hepled. :)
When an object is falling is it balanced or unbalanced forces.?
Not balanced UNTIL it reaches terminal velocity.
What if a falling object reaches this when forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced?
terminal velocity
Why is terminal velocity an example of balanced forces?
When terminal velocity is reached, the gravitational force is balanced with the force of resistance.
How does terminal velocity involve balanced forces?
Terminal velocity is an example of balanced forced because the gravitational forces and the air resistance balance each other.
A falling object is encountering air resistance At the moment the object reaches its terminal speed?
... I think you want to know about forces. At terminal velocity, the force of gravity is balanced by the air resistance, so no further acceleration occurs (balanced forces are the equivalent of an absence of force), which is why we call it *terminal* ("end value") velocity.
What is velocity at which a falling object travels when the force of air resistance matches exactly the downward force of gravity?
newton's first law states: an object will remain at rest or at a constant velocity unless the forces on it become unbalanced. As the forces on the object are now balanced it falls at a constant velocity. For falling objects this is called the terminal velocity
When the upward and downward forces on a falling object or changes its direction is called an?
Terminal Velocity.
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 meant by terminal velocity of a falling object?
The terminal velocity of a falling object is the constant speed where the force of gravity is equal to the force of drag. Then the forces cancel each other out. Essentially, terminal velocity is when the speed of a falling object is no longer changing. It isn't accelerating or slowing. It's constant.
How fast is terminal velocity for a penny if it is in a vacuum?
If the penny is in a vaccum, the penny has no terminal velocity because verminal velocity is when the resistance against the falling penny is equal to the force of gravity. So if it is in a vaccum, it has no forces resisting the fall, and it has no terminal velocity.
What is it called when the forces of air resistance and gravity are equal in a falling object?
Terminal velocity see link
Why does terminal velocity exist?
When an object is falling, it accelerates, so it is speeding up. The faster it goes, the more air resistance there is on the object. Eventually, the force of the air resistance pushing up on the object will equal the force of gravity pushing down on the object. The forces on the object are balanced (they cancel out), so it will have no acceleration. This causes terminal velocity; the object is not speeding up anymore. When the forces on an object are balanced, it has no acceleration. This does not mean it has no velocity, it just means that the velocity is not changing (it does not speed up or slow down.)
