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A pebble and a shoe fall at different speeds and accelerations because the shoe is generally heavier than a pebble. The pebble has less mass than the shoe, so it will fall slower, because there is less of a gravitational force on it. The shoe, however, being bigger and having more mass than the pebble, will fall faster and land harder because gravity has a stronger pull on it.
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How do different masses fall in a vacuum?
In vacuum, all masses big and small fall with the same acceleration, and reach the same speed in the same amount of time.
How do I find the free-fall acceleration only knowing the variables of distance and initial speed?
To find free-fall acceleration using only distance and initial speed, you can use the kinematic equation: distance = (1/2) * acceleration * time^2. Since the initial speed affects the time of fall, you would need to know the time of fall or other variables in order to solve for acceleration with just distance and initial speed.
How does speed and acceleration effect gravity?
Speed and acceleration do not directly affect gravity. Gravity is a fundamental force that acts on all objects regardless of their speed or acceleration. However, an object's speed and acceleration can influence its motion within a gravitational field, such as causing it to orbit a larger body or fall towards it at an accelerated rate.
What is the word that causes all objects to fall at different speeds?
In the absence of air, all objects fall with the same acceleration. That means that at the same time after the drop, all objects are moving at the same speed.
How much does the speed of an object in free fall change each second?
In free fall, the speed of an object increases by 9.8 meters per second every second, due to the acceleration of gravity. This acceleration is constant near the surface of the Earth, making the speed increase steadily.
When an object reaches its termainal speed its acceleration is zero right?
Yes, when an object reaches its terminal speed, the acceleration becomes zero because the forces acting on the object (such as air resistance) have balanced out the force of gravity causing the object to fall at a constant speed. This constant speed is the terminal speed of the object.
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 force called that makes all objects fall at different speed?
That's called the "force of imagination".In the absence of air, all objects fall with the same acceleration. At equal times after the drop, all objectsare falling at the same speed.
What keeps water in a rotating bucket from falling out?
Centripetal force. The water wants to fall out due to gravity, but the speed of the rotating bucket cancels it out, creating an inward acceleration.. It is the same as why you don't fall out of an upside sown roller coaster. The speed has to such to cancel out gravity acceleration, where velocity squared divided by the radius of the rotating circle is the acceleration of gravity
Derive a formula for the speed of ocean waves in terms of Density acceleration of free fall depth and wavelength?
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Why do things fall quickly?
Acceleration due to gravity, -9.81 m/s^2, is just like any acceleration. As time continues, a moving objects speed increases.
In free fall all objects fall with the same acceleration?
Yes, in free fall all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. This acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s^2 on Earth.
