Does the speed of falling objects increase at a constant rate?

Answer 1

The speed of an object falling towards the earth will increase because the gravitational

force on the object will accelerate it at a rate of 9.8 m/s² (32.2 ft/sec2).

So the speed of a falling body can be calculated by the simple formula:

v=u+at

Where

v = current vertical speed

u = vertical speed when it began to fall

a = acceleration

t = time since it began to fall

All of this describes how gravity works. If an object doesn't behave according to

this description, the reason is that it's falling through air, which tries to slow it

down. (Think of a parachute.)

Where there is no air, falling objects behave exactly this way. Notice that the

mass or weight of the object doesn't appear anywhere in the math. Where

there is no air, all objects, no matter what they weigh, including feathers, rocks,

airplanes, sheets of paper, and parachutes, fall with the same acceleration, and

every object that falls from the same height hits the ground at the same speed.

Answer 2

no: though the object does accelerate at an increasing rate, the resistance from particles in the air increases at the same time. This proceeds to a point where any greater acceleration is canceled out by the resistance, resulting in the object reaching its terminal velocity

Answer 3

It accelerates at a constant acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity. However in air the air resistance will slow the acceleration until it reaches terminal velocity and falls at a constant velocity with zero acceleration as the air force balances the gravity force

Answer 4

The speed of falling objects increases at a constant rate.

Answer 5

No, the speed of falling objects increases due to acceleration caused by gravity. The rate of acceleration is constant (9.8 m/s^2 on Earth) as long as air resistance is negligible.

Answer 6

yes it does