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Why do feather and rock hit the ground at the same time in vacuum?
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∙ 13y ago
Basically, gravity accelerates both at the same rate.
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How do a feather and hammer hit the ground at the same time?
In a vacuum, a feather and a hammer will hit the ground at the same time if released at the same moment. In normal air, a feather will take longer to reach the ground.
Which is faster to reach ground feather or ball in free fall?
In vacuum they reach ground exactly at the same time. In a medium other than vacuum the ball will reach ground first.
What affect would a vacuum have on falling objects?
All object fall at the same rate in a vacuum. If you drop a feather and a bowling ball at the same time in a vacuum, they would hit the ground at the same time.
Why the coin touches the ground first than a feather?
Air drag. They would fall at the same speed in a vacuum.
Why will a feather and an apple fall at the same rate in a vacuum?
because it does
How do a feather and hammer hit the ground at the same time?
In a vacuum, a feather and a hammer will hit the ground at the same time if released at the same moment. In normal air, a feather will take longer to reach the ground.
Which is faster to reach ground feather or ball in free fall?
In vacuum they reach ground exactly at the same time. In a medium other than vacuum the ball will reach ground first.
What affect would a vacuum have on falling objects?
All object fall at the same rate in a vacuum. If you drop a feather and a bowling ball at the same time in a vacuum, they would hit the ground at the same time.
Why the coin touches the ground first than a feather?
Air drag. They would fall at the same speed in a vacuum.
What would touch the ground first a feather or an paperclip?
In a vacuum they would reach the ground at the same time (assuming they are released at the same time and from the same height). When not in a vacuum, however, air resistance is acting on both items - and so the paperclip would touch the ground first.
Drop feather and steel hammer at same time they hit ground at same time. why doesnt it work with earth?
It works in a vacuum. It won't work on Earth due to air pressure slowing the dropping feather due to friction.
Why will a feather and an apple fall at the same rate in a vacuum?
because it does
Would a feather fall faster than a stone in a vacuum?
No, they would fall at the same speed, as there exists no air-resistance. They would accelerate at the same tempo and hit the ground at the same time.
Which has more kinetic energy a feather floating through the air or a rock on the ground?
A boulder.
Why would a feather and an elephant fall at the same time in a vacuum?
Because a feather has more air resistance, it normally falls slower, but in a vacuum, there is not air resistance so they fall at the same rate. Think of it as a feather and an elephant falling in space.
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.
What might be a good experiment to be done on the moon for kids?
One that's actually happened is dropping a feather and hammer at the same time; because there's a vacuum on the Moon, they hit the ground at the same time. A quick search for hammer feather apollo will find videos of the experiment.
