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The best way to answer that question is: Because that's the way gravity works.
When you think about it, it's really the only way that makes sense.
Let's assume that heavy things fall faster, and light things fall slower.
Take a heavy thing and a light thing. Tie them together with 3 feet of string, and drop them
from a high building.
The light thing wants to fall slower, and it holds the heavy thing back. The heavy thing
wants to fall faster, and it pulls the light thing ahead. Together, they fall at some speed
faster than the light thing alone, but slower than the heavy thing alone.
Bu that's crazy. What difference does it make whether they're tied together with string,
stuffed in the same bag together, or hooked together with nuts and bolts ? Together,
they're even heavier than the heavier thing, but we just said that they're falling slower
than the heavier thing would fall alone. It doesn't add up. Heavier things don't fall faster.
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Do objects that are the same size fall at the same rate?
Yes. And objects with different sizes, masses, and weights also fall the same.
Who said that objects fall at the same rate of speed and challenged the teachings of the church?
Galileo said any two objects in a vacuum will fall at the same rate.
Would two bowling balls hit the ground at the same time on the moon?
Yes. All objects fall at the same rate, but the rate varies depending on the force of gravity.
Do all objects fall to the Ground at the same rate?
They do if the only force acting on them is gravity. If there's any difference in the way two different objects fall, it's the effect of air resistance. If it were only up to gravity alone, then all objects would fall to the ground with the same acceleration. They would have the same speed after the same amount of time, and if they're dropped together, they would hit the ground at the same exact time.
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.
Do objects of the same mass but of different shape fall at the same rate?
in a vacuum, yes, all objects would fall at the same rate, but otherwise no due to air friction
Do the object of the same shape but different mass fall at the same rate?
in a vacuum, yes, all objects would fall at the same rate, but otherwise no due to air friction
Do objects that are the same size fall at the same rate?
Yes. And objects with different sizes, masses, and weights also fall the same.
Who said that objects fall at the same rate of speed and challenged the teachings of the church?
Galileo said any two objects in a vacuum will fall at the same rate.
Who found (discovered) that objects of different mass and weight fall at the same rate?
Who found (discovered) that objects of different mass and weight fall at the same rate
Why heavier objects fall faster than do lighter objects?
They don't. All objects fall at the same rate of speed because of weight.
Would two bowling balls hit the ground at the same time on the moon?
Yes. All objects fall at the same rate, but the rate varies depending on the force of gravity.
Do some objects fall through the air at a different rate than others?
Yes, due to air resistance a rubber ball would fall faster that a sheet of paper. In a vacuum, all things would fall at the same rate.
Who created the law that all objects fall at the same rate?
Isaac Newton.
Who found that all objects fall at the same rate of speed in a vacuum?
Galileo
Do all objects fall to the Ground at the same rate?
They do if the only force acting on them is gravity. If there's any difference in the way two different objects fall, it's the effect of air resistance. If it were only up to gravity alone, then all objects would fall to the ground with the same acceleration. They would have the same speed after the same amount of time, and if they're dropped together, they would hit the ground at the same exact time.
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.
