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The acceleration due to gracity of all objescts in free fall is the same Why then do some objects fall through the air at a different rate than others?
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∙ 14y ago
The acceleration due to gravity is the same, and in an idealized world all objects would fall at the same rate. But we do not live in an idealized world, there are other forces acting on objects as they fall. The most notable one is drag, the air resistance. This affects each object as it falls, giving them different rates of descent.
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∙ 15y agobecause of the differences in air resistance.
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Why does acceleration differ in moon and earth?
everything in the universe attracts each other, the heavier and closer two things are, the more they attract each other, except this effect is much to small to be felt on everyday objects, and only becomes apparent on very large objects such as the moon and the earth. but the moon is much lighter than the earth, and has a smaller radius (the distance between the centre of the earth, and the object, making each planet have a different acceleration due to gravity, making acceleration different as objects are pulled to the earth/moon at different speeds.
On the moon name objects that would fall with the same acceleration?
Everything falls with the same acceleration on the moon. The acceleration is 1.6 meters (5.25-ft) per sec2.
Formula for acceleration of all objects falling to the earth?
a=change in velocity time
Why is the gravitational accleration of any object near Earth is the same?
The earth creates a gravitational acceleration field around the earth and objects in that field experience the same acceleration field.
What would cause objects that have the same mass to have different amounts of intertia?
If the objects have different velocities they will have different inertia.
What is the force of gracity that acts between all objects in the universe?
Our scientists have given it the name "force of gravity".
What is the force that prevents different objects from falling at the same rate?
acceleration
Why don't all objects fall to the earth at the same velocity even though the acceleration?
The acceleration is the same for all objects, as long as air resistance is insignificant. After a while, different objects will have different amount of air resistance. Also, even without air resistance, the speed depends not only on the acceleration, but also on how how long the objects are falling.
What is the reason you observe different rates of acceleration in objects due to the wind?
AHHH
How are acceleration and velocity alike and different from each other?
-- both are related to measurements of motion of objects -- acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes
Is it possible for an objects velocity to be perpendicular to the objects acceleration?
no
If objects get faster with time the direction of the acceleration is?
The acceleration is positive.
An objects tendency to resist acceleration is measured by?
Angular acceleration
In free fall all objects fall with the same acceleration?
In free fall in a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration. In air, however, friction comes into play, so that various objects can fall at different rates.
If an objects velocity time graph is a straight line parallel to the taxis what can you conclude about the objects acceleration?
acceleration is zero
When an objects net force is zero is it accerlerating?
When an objects net force is zero, its acceleration is zero. No force , no acceleration.
Do objects have equal acceleration?
no, most objects accelerate differently.
