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Parachutes are interesting aircraft. The major retarding force of classical round parachutes is drag. Weight and drag determine their rate-of-descent. But air spills out of them because they oscillate, too. Since the 1960's parachutes have been designed that acheive lift from their forward motion.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agosurface area of the parachute will affect the decent. eg large parachute's catch more air. also the shape of the parachute, more of an arc the less air it will catch do.
the best paracute is a round one for air however they are terrible for steering.
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∙ 12y agothe main one is the pull of gravity on the object, so being on erth the rate of fall would be different while compared to the same object on moon or mars, the mass of the object also mattIf no air resistance is present, the rate of descent depends only on how far the object has fallen, no matter how heavy the object is. This means that two objects will reach the ground at the same time if they are dropped simultaneously from the same height. This statement follows from the law of conservation of energy and has been demonstrated experimentally by dropping a feather and a lead ball in an airless tube.
When air resistance plays a role, the shape of the object becomes important. In air, a feather and a ball do not fall at the same rate. In the case of a pen and a Bowling ballair resistance is small compared to the force a gravity that pulls them to the ground. Therefore, if you drop a pen and a bowling ball you could probably not tell which of the two reached the ground first unless you dropped them from a very very high tower.
ers, the shape of the object also matters.....
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∙ 9y agoThe bigger a parachute's surface area, the slower its rate of descent. This is because drag increases as the parachute's surface area increases.
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∙ 13y agoYes - the size of the 'chute in relation to the weight suspended underneath - determines how fast it will fall.
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∙ 12y agothe bigger parachute has more air resistance so it descents slower
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∙ 14y agothe bigger it is the slower it goes
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How does the surface area of a parachute affect the speed it falls at?
The surface area of a parachute can be different sizes and weights. If the surface is smooth then the you will fall faster because the texture is smooth and the air will slip by it. if it is rough then it will be slower because the the air will come into the parachute slower.
How does a parachute effect free fall?
If the parachute is too small, then the load it is carrying will fall faster, the same thing is with big parachutes. If it is medium sized it will fall at a desirable rate than a larger or smaller parachute.
The distance time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object True or false?
The distance time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object - This is False
The distance-time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object. true or false?
The distance time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object - This is False
Who would fall faster at a short distance small parachute or large?
a small parachute becouse it has less air ressitance meaning it traps less air than a big parachute.
What size of parachute makes a free fall slower?
Depends what you mean by "better". A bigger parachute provides more wind resistant so if you were to jump out of a plane, you would want to go big. If your talking speed (like a running parachute) you would want a small parachute to accommodate how much harder you want to make your run
How would the size of parachute required for a space probe be different on Venus which has a thick atmosphere or on Mars which has a thin atmosphere?
The atmosphere of Venus is very thick, and a parachute would have much greater drag for a given size, than on Earth or Mars. So it could be smaller to achieve the same slowing of a space probe's descent. On Mars, a larger parachute would be required, but fortunately Mars, being a smaller planet, has much less gravity than Earth, so the parachute does not have to resist the same acceleration force (which is roughly the same on Venus as on Earth).
How would the size of parachute required for a space probe be different on Mars which has a thin atmosphere or on Mars which has a thin atmosphere?
The atmosphere of Venus is very thick, and a parachute would have much greater drag for a given size, than on Earth or Mars. So it could be smaller to achieve the same slowing of a space probe's descent. On Mars, a larger parachute would be required, but fortunately Mars, being a smaller planet, has much less gravity than Earth, so the parachute does not have to resist the same acceleration force (which is roughly the same on Venus as on Earth).
How does the surface area of a parachute affect the speed it falls at?
The surface area of a parachute can be different sizes and weights. If the surface is smooth then the you will fall faster because the texture is smooth and the air will slip by it. if it is rough then it will be slower because the the air will come into the parachute slower.
Do the bigger planets rotate slower than smaller planets?
no
How does a parachute effect free fall?
If the parachute is too small, then the load it is carrying will fall faster, the same thing is with big parachutes. If it is medium sized it will fall at a desirable rate than a larger or smaller parachute.
Do bigger wheel roll faster?
No. Bigger wheels roll slower than smaller wheels. They roll slower because they have a larger circumference and they take longer to roll. Smaller wheels have a smaller circumference meaning they go faster.
If you were to parachute in Colorado would you fall slower or faster than in a hotter climate?
In a hotter climate, there are more conventional currents thus meaning that there will be more hot air rising which will effectively slow down the parachute. So in Colorado it will fall faster than in a hotter climate.
Would you need a big parachute to land on mars?
No, Mars is the second smallest plant in our solar system which means it has a gravitational pull less than that of Earth (an other planets), which means you could have a smaller parachute for Mars than of Earth.
Fusion reactions happen at a slower rate in bigger stars than in smaller ones?
true?
The distance-time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object True or false?
The distance time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object - This is False
The distance time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object True or false?
The distance time graph for a faster moving object has a smaller slope than the graph for a slower moving object - This is False
