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When something falls to the ground at the same time, like suppose a heavy book, and another book exactly like it. They will both hit the ground first. But, if you drop a piece of paper and a heavy book, the book will hit the ground first. Even though the gravitational pull is the same, there is an opposing force pushing against it. That is called air resistance. There are particles in the air that are like obstacles, that are pushing against the piece of paper, just like friction.

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