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That depends. 10 lbs. of bricks will fall at the same speed as 10 lbs. of feathers.

Meanwhile, a cinderblock will fall far faster than a single feather.

If two things are the same weight, they will usually fall at the same speed.

If two things are different weights, they will fall at different speeds.

^ This only takes effect when wind resistance is NOT added.

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Does lighter objects fall down faster then heavier objects?

No lighter things do not fall faster than heavier things. In a vacuum they will fall at the same speed. Normally the heavier thing will fall down faster because of its weight. Sometimes the lighter thing falls faster depending on the air resistance.


Why do heavier objects fall faster then lighter objects?

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of weight due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, heavier objects are less affected by air resistance than lighter objects, allowing them to fall faster. This is because air resistance is proportional to the surface area of the object, while weight is proportional to mass.


Do heavier objects fall faster or slower than light one?

Without air resistance, heavier and lighter object fall at the same speed. More precisely, they accelerate at the same speed - near Earth's surface that would be 9.8 meters/second2. If air resistance is significant, heavier objects tend to have less air resistance, compared to their weight, so they will usually fall faster.


Why do heavier items fall faster than lighter ones?

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of weight due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, heavier objects overcome this resistance more easily and reach the ground faster. This is because heavier objects have more momentum and force to push through the air.


Does heavier object fall faster?

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration regardless of their weight. This is due to the principle of gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, heavier objects may fall faster than lighter objects due to their ability to overcome air resistance more effectively.

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Discovered that heavier objects fall faster than light ones?

Galileo Galilei found out


Does lighter objects fall down faster then heavier objects?

No lighter things do not fall faster than heavier things. In a vacuum they will fall at the same speed. Normally the heavier thing will fall down faster because of its weight. Sometimes the lighter thing falls faster depending on the air resistance.


Why heavier objects fall faster than do lighter objects?

They don't. All objects fall at the same rate of speed because of weight.


Do heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects when on a parachute?

Assuming the parachutes are the same size, then yes.


Why do heavier objects fall faster then lighter objects?

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of weight due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, heavier objects are less affected by air resistance than lighter objects, allowing them to fall faster. This is because air resistance is proportional to the surface area of the object, while weight is proportional to mass.


Do heavier objects fall faster or slower than light one?

Without air resistance, heavier and lighter object fall at the same speed. More precisely, they accelerate at the same speed - near Earth's surface that would be 9.8 meters/second2. If air resistance is significant, heavier objects tend to have less air resistance, compared to their weight, so they will usually fall faster.


Why do heavier items fall faster than lighter ones?

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of weight due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, heavier objects overcome this resistance more easily and reach the ground faster. This is because heavier objects have more momentum and force to push through the air.


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 reason might the Greeks have had not to question the evidence that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects?

The reason that the greeks might not have had any questions to the evidence that hevier objects fall faster than light objects is because they would be questioning statistics which is that heavier objects and lighter objects do not fall at different rates but at the same its just the pending on the weight ex. a brick and a feather you drop a brick it falls quick beacuse of its weight and a feather because of it's weight it falls alot slower but at the measuerment of the objects falling quicker than the other they don't its irrelevent.


What did Galileo discover about falling objects?

Galileo discovered that all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their weight, disproving the common belief at the time that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones.


Does heavier object fall faster?

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration regardless of their weight. This is due to the principle of gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, heavier objects may fall faster than lighter objects due to their ability to overcome air resistance more effectively.


Why does something with more weight fall faster than something more light?

Gravity? The individual who answered gravity obviously never took a physics course. Two objects of different mass will fall at the same speed since they both accelerate to the Earth's surface at a rate of 9.81 m/s2. So a heavier weight object does not fall faster, assuming that the effects of air resistance are negligible.