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Does changing the mass of a free falling body affect the value of the acceleration of gravity?
No, changing the mass of a free-falling body does not affect the value of the acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration due to gravity is a constant value that is independent of the mass of the object. All objects fall at the same rate in a vacuum due to gravity.
How is gravity different for objects that freely fall down and those thrown upwards?
The gravity acting on a rising object and that on a falling object are the same when these objects are at the same height. What is different is that a rising object is decelerating by the force of gravity and the falling object is accelerating.
Why don't all objects fall to the earth at the same velocity even though the accelration due to gravity always the same?
Because here on Earth, in the 'laboratory' where you must make all of your observations, everything you see falling must fall through air. The presence of air has a substantial effect on what you observe. If you could do the experiments without air, and have nothing but gravity affect your falling objects, you would see a feather and a truck fall with the same acceleration, reach the bottom at the same time, and hit the ground with the same speed.
Why objects of different masses falling in the moon accelerate at the same rate?
Objects of different masses accelerate at the same rate on the moon because the acceleration due to gravity on the moon is constant for all objects, regardless of their mass. This is because the force of gravity is proportional to the mass of the object, so the acceleration is the same for all objects.
Who first tested the effect of gravity on falling objects?
Galileo Galilei was the first to conduct experiments on the effect of gravity on falling objects. He demonstrated that objects of different masses fall at the same rate in the absence of air resistance, challenging the common belief at the time.
Does changing the mass of a free falling body affect the value of the acceleration of gravity?
No, changing the mass of a free-falling body does not affect the value of the acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration due to gravity is a constant value that is independent of the mass of the object. All objects fall at the same rate in a vacuum due to gravity.
How is gravity different for objects that freely fall down and those thrown upwards?
The gravity acting on a rising object and that on a falling object are the same when these objects are at the same height. What is different is that a rising object is decelerating by the force of gravity and the falling object is accelerating.
What is the effect of gravity - on the motion of falling objects - that are not inhibited by air resistance?
All objects, under these conditions, will accelerate at the same rate as they fall. (Note: Just the fact that you can call it a "falling" object is one of the effects of gravity.)
Why do thing fall at the same rate?
Because the gravity is the same. this does not explain why real heavy objects fall at the same rate as light ones since the more mass their is their is supposed to be more gravity.....also how does space/time warped space affect such things as the falling apple
Why don't all objects fall to the earth at the same velocity even though the accelration due to gravity always the same?
Because here on Earth, in the 'laboratory' where you must make all of your observations, everything you see falling must fall through air. The presence of air has a substantial effect on what you observe. If you could do the experiments without air, and have nothing but gravity affect your falling objects, you would see a feather and a truck fall with the same acceleration, reach the bottom at the same time, and hit the ground with the same speed.
Why objects of different masses falling in the moon accelerate at the same rate?
Objects of different masses accelerate at the same rate on the moon because the acceleration due to gravity on the moon is constant for all objects, regardless of their mass. This is because the force of gravity is proportional to the mass of the object, so the acceleration is the same for all objects.
Who first tested the effect of gravity on falling objects?
Galileo Galilei was the first to conduct experiments on the effect of gravity on falling objects. He demonstrated that objects of different masses fall at the same rate in the absence of air resistance, challenging the common belief at the time.
Why does gravity make falling objects fall faster?
Gravity accelerates falling objects at a constant rate (9.8 m/s^2 near Earth's surface) regardless of mass. This means all objects fall at the same rate in a vacuum, reaching the ground at the same time. The perception of heavier objects falling faster is likely due to air resistance, not gravity itself.
How does weight affect an object when falling?
All Objects fall at the same rate in a vaacume, no matter the weight.
Does the weight of an object affect the falling speed?
Yes, the weight of an object does affect its falling speed. Heavier objects will typically fall faster than lighter objects due to gravity exerting a stronger force on them. However, in the absence of air resistance, all objects will fall at the same rate regardless of weight, as demonstrated by Galileo's experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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.
Does gravity exert the same force on all falling objects?
No. Gravity can be thought of as a force, but that is due to its effect on anything that possesses mass and/or energy. The effect that gravity exerts on any object is proportional to the amount of mass that is responsible for the presence of gravity and is also proportional to the amount of mass possessed by the object experiencing that gravitational presence. Therefore a gravitational field will exert a greater 'force' on a greater mass. However, mass also possesses the characteristic of inertia, which is a measure of resistance to any change to a state of motion - which effectively is a resistance to the effect of gravity. Inertia is also proportional to mass. What this means is that the greater the mass, the greater the pull it experiences due to gravity but at the same time, the greater is its resistance to that pull. Hence all falling objects experience the same acceleration due to the effect of gravity which is not the same as the force. All objects fall at the same rate. ========================= (Note: Gravity does not exert the same force on all objects, which is the reason why big people "weigh" more than smaller people do on the same planet.)
