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Why are parachuters able to slow down?

Parachutists are able to slow down due to air resistance. As they deploy their parachute, it catches air and creates drag, which counteracts the force of gravity pulling them downwards. This is what allows them to descend more slowly and land safely.


Does air restance cause friction?

Yes, air resistance causes friction as an object moves through the air. The friction with the air slows down the object's forward motion and creates drag force, which opposes the object's movement. This is why objects like cars and airplanes require more energy to overcome air resistance and maintain their speed.


What is the acceleration f gravity for a obct faling to t earth when you ignore air restance?

The acceleration of gravity for an object falling towards Earth, disregarding air resistance, is approximately 9.81 m/s^2. This acceleration remains constant for all objects near the surface of the Earth, regardless of their mass.


What effects the restance of an electrical conductor?

The resistance of an electrical conductor is primarily affected by its length, cross-sectional area, and the material it is made of. Longer conductors have higher resistance, while conductors with larger cross-sectional areas have lower resistance. Different materials have different resistivities, which also affect resistance.


Is there such thing as hot air and cold air?

Yes, there is hot air and cold air. Hot air is air that has been heated and has a higher temperature, while cold air is air that has a lower temperature. Temperature differences in the air can affect weather patterns and create variations in temperature in different regions.

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Why do parachuters wear altimeters?

so they can see how high they are as they descend.


How are friction and air resistance different?

air resistance is different from friction because friction is more than one thing because there is many different types of friction air restance is one of those types of friction.


What does air restance do?

Air resistance acts to slow an object that is accelerating, as the object impacts more and more air molecules per second, resulting in a greater negative force on the object, until an equilibrium point is reached.


Why are parachuters able to slow down?

Parachutists are able to slow down due to air resistance. As they deploy their parachute, it catches air and creates drag, which counteracts the force of gravity pulling them downwards. This is what allows them to descend more slowly and land safely.


Why the symbol for restance is X?

It isn't. It's R or the omega sign.


Does air restance cause friction?

Yes, air resistance causes friction as an object moves through the air. The friction with the air slows down the object's forward motion and creates drag force, which opposes the object's movement. This is why objects like cars and airplanes require more energy to overcome air resistance and maintain their speed.


What adaptations does hydriala have?

the leaves are arranged in such as way to provide least restance to flow of water.


What is ford 5.8 ignition coil restance?

What is there stance specifications on an ignition coil for a ford 5.8 f250


What is wind restance?

Wind resistance is a specific example of air resistance. Wind resistance would be a resistance to motion cause by a wind, for example when you try walking forward on a very windy day it is hard, that force preventing you from walking is wind resistance.


Were there parachuters at Pearl Harbor?

Pearl Harbour was and still is an American Naval Base. There were no parachute forces or regiments on the base or islands, when the Japanese attacked during what was supposed to be peacetime.


Some british that conversion to Christianity and a western education would pacify African societies and limit restance too?

British rule


Is there a bff necklace at Chuck E. Cheese's?

I'm sure there's at least one Chuck E. Cheese's in the world that has one as a prize, but most only have candy, bouncy balls, and alien parachuters.