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There are several ways to look at this; for example:
1) If you have an object of 1 kg, it will accelerate at a certain rate. Two separate objects of 1 kg each will also accelerate at the same rate. Now, if you join them, there is no reason why they should suddenly accelerate faster, or slower, just because they are together.
2) For an object of 2 kg, there is twice the force acting on it, to pull it down. However, this is compensated by the fact that the object also has twice the inertia, so it takes twice the force to give it a certain acceleration.
Earth's gravitational field, near the surface, is about 9.8 meters/second2. This is the same as 9.8 newton/kilograms; that is, each kilogram is subjected to a force of 9.8 newtons.
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Aristotle said heavy objects will fall faster and Galileo said heavy and light objects will fall at the same acceleration?
Galileo's theory is more accurate - in a vacuum, objects of different weights will fall at the same rate. This principle is known as the equivalence principle. Aristotle's notion was based on observations in air where air resistance affects the fall rate of heavier objects.
What was Galileo's hypothesis in the falling objects?
Galileo's hypothesis in the falling objects experiment was that all objects, regardless of their weight, fall at the same rate in the absence of air resistance. He believed that the acceleration due to gravity was constant for all objects. This hypothesis later led to his law of falling bodies.
What famous experiment did Galileo conduct and what did prove?
Leaning Tower of Pisa,' proves objects fall at same speed and acceleration'
In the absence of air resistance how would the acceleration of 1.5 kg book and tha acceleration of 15 rock differ if the objects dropped from the same height?
The acceleration due to gravity is a constant value of approximately 9.81 m/s^2 for both the book and the rock, regardless of their mass. Therefore, both the book and the rock would accelerate at the same rate and fall at the same speed when dropped from the same height in the absence of air resistance.
Which falls faster a 15 pound bowling bowl or a 5 pound rock?
Both objects will fall at the same rate in a vacuum due to gravity acceleration being constant. However, in the presence of air resistance, the heavier bowling ball will fall faster due to its greater inertia allowing it to overcome air resistance more effectively.
In free fall do all objects fall with the same acceleration?
yes, objects fall at a rate of 9.8m/swith acceleration. For every second in free fall you must add 9.8m/s to get the acceleration of an object.
Why do different weighted objects fall at the same rate?
Different weighted objects fall at the same rate due to the constant acceleration of gravity acting on all objects regardless of their mass. This acceleration causes all objects to experience the same rate of falling, known as the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s^2 on Earth). Thus, in the absence of other forces like air resistance, objects of different weights will fall at the same rate in a vacuum.
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.
Do heavy objects fall to the ground before light objects?
In the absence of air resistance, heavy objects and light objects fall to the ground at the same rate. This is because all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. However, factors like air resistance can affect the rate at which objects fall.
Do massive objects free fall at the same rate of acceleration as a less massive object?
Yes, in the absence of air resistance, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. This principle is known as Galileo's principle of the equivalence of inertia and gravitation.
How do two objects fall at the same speed?
Yes. Neglecting the effects of air resistance, ALL objects fall with the same acceleration near the surface of the earth, meaning that any two objects dropped at the same time will have the same velocity after the same time interval.
Do objects that are the same size fall at the same rate?
In a vacuum, objects of different sizes fall at the same rate because they experience the same acceleration due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, objects with larger surface areas experience more air resistance and fall slower than objects with smaller surface areas.
In freefall do heavier objects fall with a greater acceleration than lighter objects?
No, in the absence of air resistance, all objects fall with the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. This is described by the principle of equivalence, which states that gravitational mass and inertial mass are equivalent.
All objects fall with the same acceleration?
On Earth, all massive objects are subject to the same gravitational acceleration - although air resistance affects different objects differently, so a feather accelerates more slowly than a hammer. But, as was famously demonstrated on the Moon, in a vacuum, both will fall in exactly the same time.
Why does a heavy object fall at the same rate as a light object in a vacuum?
In a vacuum, there is no air resistance to affect the rate at which objects fall. The acceleration due to gravity is the same for all objects regardless of their mass. Therefore, both a heavy object and a light object will fall at the same rate in a vacuum.
Why is the acceleration due to gravity the same for both objects?
The acceleration due to gravity is the same for all objects because it is a constant value on Earth's surface (9.81 m/s^2). This uniform acceleration causes all objects to fall at the same rate, regardless of their mass or composition, neglecting air resistance.
Disregarding air resistance objects fall at constant?
What you mean is, "Disregarding air resistance, do objects fall at the same rate?" or something similar. In the absence of atmosphere, all objects free fall at the same rate. So if you drop a feather and a 10 lb weight from identical heights in perfect vacuum (or vacume depending on which spelling you prefer) they will land at the same time.
