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If a hammer and feather were dropped simultaneously from the same height on the asteroid Ceres which would hit the ground first?
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They would hit the surface together, after a very long time. Gravity on Ceres is pretty light.
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What will strike the surface of the moon first a hammer or a feather?
Both the hammer and the feather will hit the lunar surface simultaneously. In the absence of any atmosphere, there is no air resistance to slow down the feather. Therefore, in a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass. This was famously demonstrated during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971 by astronaut David Scott, who dropped a hammer and a feather on the moon's surface and observed them falling together.
If you dropped a hammer and a feather on the moon at the same time which would hit the ground first?
Since they are both headed toward the center of the moon at the same rate of acceleration they should hit the moons surface at the same moment. No air resistance to speak of allows this.
Why will the lead weight and the feather land on the ground at the same time on the moon?
because there is no atmosphere .
What three very different sizes and weights are dropped off a tower on the moon Which factor of the objects will determine which hits the ground first?
Assuming that each object is held with its center of gravity at the same height, and that each is dropped cleanly, with no rotation induced, the one whose lowest part is closest to the ground when dropped will hit first.
How long will it take an object dropped from a height of 500 feet to hit the ground?
4 seconds
If two object of different density are dropped simultaneously which one will hit the ground first?
as done in Galileo's experiment when he dropped a large rock and a feather from a tall tower both hit the ground at the same moment when dropped from the same height.
If a stone and a pencil are dropped simultaneously in vacuum fron the same height which of two will reach the ground first?
They will both hit the ground at the same time.
Why does 3 spherical object with different mass will hit the ground at the same time when dropped simultaneously from the same height?
Gravity.
A cricket ball and football are dropped simultaneously from the top of Qutub Minar then what happens?
They would hit the ground at the same time, Galileo dropped to balls with different masses and they both hit the ground at the exact same time.
Would feather and a nail reach the ground at the same time?
On Earth, no. Air resistance would slow the feather way down. However, dropped on somewhere without an atmosphere (like the moon), they would reach the ground at the same time.
On the Moon if a basketball and a feather are dropped from the same height about the ground which one hits first?
both reaches the ground at the same time because in the moon there occurs free fall.
Why does a penny fall faster than a feather is it because gravity acts less on a feather?
Purely air resistance, the feather floats on the air. The mass is irrelevant. If a penny was dropped at the same time as a brick (ignoring wind resistance) both would hit the ground at the same time. Look up Galileo's tower of Pisa experiment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo%27s_Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa_experiment This also includes a video of a feather and a hammer being dropped on the moon (where there is no air). Both hit the ground together.
What would happen if you dropped a feather on the moon?
If you drop a feather on the moon, it will fall from your hand with an acceleration of 1.62 meters (5.32 feet) per second2, and never a ripple or a flutter. If you drop the feather and a stone at the same time, they hit the ground on the moon at the same time.
A cricket and a football are dropped simultaneously from the top of Qutub Minar what will be the outcome?
The football will hit the ground and probably stay there. The cricket ball will be caught before it hits the ground and used enthusiastically by the grateful kiddies.
A marble a textbook and a flaming stick are simultaneously dropped from a height of 10 feet if air resistance upon the falling objects is small enough that it can be neglected which will hit first?
They will hit the ground simultaneously. Gravitational pull is the same on all matter.
If there were no air resistance how did the speeds of a feather and a penny compare?
If there was no air resistance and a feather and a penny were dropped from the same height they would both pick up speed by the same amount and they would hit the ground at the same speed and at the same time.
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.
