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A skydiver steps from a helicopter and falls for 5 seconds before reaching her terminal velocity During this 5 second interval her acceleration will?

increase- your speed will increase until terminal velocity is reached. From there it will stay constant.


What is the velocity of the tomato when it hits the ground?

The velocity of the tomato when it hits the ground will be determined by its initial velocity, the force of gravity acting upon it, and any air resistance. It will likely be accelerating towards the ground due to gravity until it reaches its terminal velocity upon impact.


As an object falls freely in a vacuum its?

velocity increases as it falls due to the force of gravity acting on it. Since there is no air resistance in a vacuum, the object will continue to accelerate until it reaches its terminal velocity or hits the ground.


Velocity time graph for a body dropped from a certain height?

The velocity-time graph for a body dropped from a certain height would show an initial spike in velocity as the object accelerates due to gravity, reaching a maximum velocity when air resistance equals the force of gravity. After this, the velocity would remain constant, representing free fall with a terminal velocity. When the object hits the ground, the velocity suddenly drops to zero.


Will an object dropped on the moon reach a terminal velocity?

That varies, depending on the object. A massive object may take a long time to reach terminal velocity; a less massive object will reach terminal velocity faster. It basically depends on the object's mass, size, and shape.

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A skydiver steps from a helicopter and falls for 5 seconds before reaching her terminal velocity During this 5 second interval her acceleration will?

increase- your speed will increase until terminal velocity is reached. From there it will stay constant.


When air resistance matches the pull of gravity an object hits?

Terminal Velocity


When air resistance balances weight the velocity becomes?

Terminal. It stays at that one velocity til the object hits the ground.


Why is it that a cat falls from a 50 storie building will hit a safety net below no faster than it fell from a 20th story?

It reaches terminal velocity. The speed is limited by the air resistance of the object. In most cases, terminal velocity is reached in a few seconds.


What is the velocity of the tomato when it hits the ground?

The velocity of the tomato when it hits the ground will be determined by its initial velocity, the force of gravity acting upon it, and any air resistance. It will likely be accelerating towards the ground due to gravity until it reaches its terminal velocity upon impact.


How do you calculate the point that a dropped coffee filter hits its terminal velocity?

Terminal velocity on earth is static for all objects. A coffee filter being so light would have an effect on how much the friction slows it down, it would not however change its "terminal velocity" in a vacuum it would fall at the same rate as you or I. Approximately 120 MPH.


What happens as an object falls from earth?

the velocity of the object increases until it hits the ground


When is terminal velocity good?

Based on two classes' worth of research on terminal velocity I'd say it's good for keeping some falling objects from reaching a speed that will, literally, be "terminal" (fatal) to whomever it hits. I was researching the myth behind whether or not a penny dropped off a tall building will kill some unlucky pedestrian below. All of my sources say it's impossible for said penny to do more than sting the person (barring them being hit in the eye or them somehow swallowing it), and the reason for this is terminal velocity.


As an object falls freely in a vacuum its?

velocity increases as it falls due to the force of gravity acting on it. Since there is no air resistance in a vacuum, the object will continue to accelerate until it reaches its terminal velocity or hits the ground.


Why does a falling raindrop not fall faster and faster?

It does, up to a limit called "terminal velocity". Terminal velocity is reached when the force of friction against the air equals the force of gravity acting on the raindrop. As the drop falls, it hits molecules in the air, and each of those molecules slows the raindrop down just a little bit. As gravity pulls the drop down, soon it hits so many molecules per unit of time that the combined effect prevents it from gaining any more speed.


Velocity time graph for a body dropped from a certain height?

The velocity-time graph for a body dropped from a certain height would show an initial spike in velocity as the object accelerates due to gravity, reaching a maximum velocity when air resistance equals the force of gravity. After this, the velocity would remain constant, representing free fall with a terminal velocity. When the object hits the ground, the velocity suddenly drops to zero.


Will an object dropped on the moon reach a terminal velocity?

That varies, depending on the object. A massive object may take a long time to reach terminal velocity; a less massive object will reach terminal velocity faster. It basically depends on the object's mass, size, and shape.