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Why does something with more weight fall faster than something more light?
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∙ 11y ago
Gravity? The individual who answered gravity obviously never took a physics course.
Two objects of different mass will fall at the same speed since they both accelerate to the Earth's surface at a rate of 9.81 m/s2. So a heavier weight object does not fall faster, assuming that the effects of air resistance are negligible.
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∙ 11y ago
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Does the increase in weight cause an object to fall faster?
yes, weight plays a role in how fast an object can fall
Does lighter objects fall down faster then heavier objects?
No lighter things do not fall faster than heavier things. In a vacuum they will fall at the same speed. Normally the heavier thing will fall down faster because of its weight. Sometimes the lighter thing falls faster depending on the air resistance.
How can you fall faster than gravity?
No. If you and say.. A rino fell of a building you both would hit the ground at the same time. So no matter what the weight of something is it always will fall the same speed as something a different wait than it. There is an equation that proves this. However I do not know it.
Does heavier objects fall faster that light ones?
That depends. 10 lbs. of bricks will fall at the same speed as 10 lbs. of feathers. Meanwhile, a cinderblock will fall far faster than a single feather. If two things are the same weight, they will usually fall at the same speed. If two things are different weights, they will fall at different speeds. ^ This only takes effect when wind resistance is NOT added.
Do objects that fall toward Earth fall faster and faster?
They will fall faster and faster until friction slows the rate of descent.
Does the increase in weight cause an object to fall faster?
yes, weight plays a role in how fast an object can fall
Why do you fall faster than balloons?
a person would fall faster because we have more mass (weight) than the balloon.
Does lighter objects fall down faster then heavier objects?
No lighter things do not fall faster than heavier things. In a vacuum they will fall at the same speed. Normally the heavier thing will fall down faster because of its weight. Sometimes the lighter thing falls faster depending on the air resistance.
How can you fall faster than gravity?
No. If you and say.. A rino fell of a building you both would hit the ground at the same time. So no matter what the weight of something is it always will fall the same speed as something a different wait than it. There is an equation that proves this. However I do not know it.
Does heavier objects fall faster that light ones?
That depends. 10 lbs. of bricks will fall at the same speed as 10 lbs. of feathers. Meanwhile, a cinderblock will fall far faster than a single feather. If two things are the same weight, they will usually fall at the same speed. If two things are different weights, they will fall at different speeds. ^ This only takes effect when wind resistance is NOT added.
Why heavier objects fall faster than do lighter objects?
They don't. All objects fall at the same rate of speed because of weight.
Discovered that heavier objects fall faster than light ones?
Galileo Galilei found out
Do objects that fall toward Earth fall faster and faster?
They will fall faster and faster until friction slows the rate of descent.
Do heavier objects fall faster or slower than light one?
Without air resistance, heavier and lighter object fall at the same speed. More precisely, they accelerate at the same speed - near Earth's surface that would be 9.8 meters/second2. If air resistance is significant, heavier objects tend to have less air resistance, compared to their weight, so they will usually fall faster.
Aristotle said heavy objects will fall faster and Galileo said heavy and light objects will fall at the same acceleration?
Yes, that is correct.
What ball will fall to the ground faster basketball or soccer ball?
weight doesnt matter, the bigger one, which has the higher resistance will fall a tiny bit slower
Do paper gyrocopters fall faster when the amount of weight is increased on the bottom?
No. All matter falls at the same rate.
