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An object is falling at its what if it falls at a constant velocity?
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How does gravity affects the acceleration of a falling object?
The bigger the object the faster it causes it to fall until it reaches terminal velocity, then it falls at a constant speed.
What is constant for freely falling body?
Acceleration. A free-falling object falls at constant force, and thereby at constant acceleration.
What is velocity at which a falling object travels when the force of air resistance matches exactly the downward force of gravity?
newton's first law states: an object will remain at rest or at a constant velocity unless the forces on it become unbalanced. As the forces on the object are now balanced it falls at a constant velocity. For falling objects this is called the terminal velocity
As an object falls freely in a vacuum its?
It moves with a constant acceleration downwards. This means that its velocity is increasing at a constant rate.
When a falling object stops speeding up and falls at a constant rate of speed that object has reached its?
terminal speed
How does gravity affects the acceleration of a falling object?
The bigger the object the faster it causes it to fall until it reaches terminal velocity, then it falls at a constant speed.
How is velocity of a falling object related to the length of time the object falls?
Velocity increases but not infinitely.
If an object falls with constant acceleration the velocity of the object must?
Changing at a constant rate equal to acceleration.
What is constant for freely falling body?
Acceleration. A free-falling object falls at constant force, and thereby at constant acceleration.
What is velocity at which a falling object travels when the force of air resistance matches exactly the downward force of gravity?
newton's first law states: an object will remain at rest or at a constant velocity unless the forces on it become unbalanced. As the forces on the object are now balanced it falls at a constant velocity. For falling objects this is called the terminal velocity
As an object falls freely in a vacuum its?
It moves with a constant acceleration downwards. This means that its velocity is increasing at a constant rate.
What is the name of the greatest velocity a falling object can reach?
Terminal velocity. It occurs when the force of gravity is equal to the force applied by air resistance in the opposite direction. With equal and opposite forces the object can not accelerate and falls at a constant speed. Every object has a different terminal velocity and depending on the surface area, can also be manipulated
When a falling object stops speeding up and falls at a constant rate of speed that object has reached its?
terminal speed
How do the velocities of unbalanced weights compared?
When dropped the mass of an object does not affect the rate at which it falls. The size and shape may affect the wind resistance which affects falling velocity but heavier objects will not fall faster than lighter objects with all other variables constant.
Does terminal speed and terminal velocity are the same?
Yes, but only in free-fall. If I'm driving at 60 mph, I have a constant velocity, but it's not my "terminal velocity" in the sense that there is no limit to my acceleration caused by air friction. But yes, an object in free-fall reaches its terminal velocity when its velocity stops increasing (acceleration=0).
What happens when an object reaches terminal velocity?
It stops accelerating, and falls the rest of the way at constant speed.
When a object falls what does it reach because of air resistance?
When an object falls, air resistance causes it to reach a terminal velocity. After that, it does not increase the speed of falling, no matter how far it has still to fall.
