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Why do all bodies fall with the same acceleration in the absence of air friction?
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∙ 12y ago
They don't, but the air resistance to mass ratio is so similar that the difference between two bodies is usually too small to measure.
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Without friction would all bodies fall at the same rate?
yes. The acceleration rate is a constant, the gravitational constant. Here, the earth's mass is assumed to be a constant.
how do objects fall when there is no air resistance?
In the absence of air resistance (friction) objects will fall at the same speed. Hope this still helps :)
In free fall all objects fall with the same acceleration?
In free fall in a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration. In air, however, friction comes into play, so that various objects can fall at different rates.
What is the word that causes all objects to fall at different speeds?
In the absence of air, all objects fall with the same acceleration. That means that at the same time after the drop, all objects are moving at the same speed.
What do you call the motion of an object with a constant acceleration?
Free fall. Airbus has built aircrafts that may dive with an acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 to simulate zero gravity. satellites are technically in a constant free fall. A world where no friction would occur would lead to constant acceleration as long as the force acting on the object stays the same.
Without friction would all bodies fall at the same rate?
yes. The acceleration rate is a constant, the gravitational constant. Here, the earth's mass is assumed to be a constant.
When there is no air friction all objects fall with the same?
With the same acceleration.
how do objects fall when there is no air resistance?
In the absence of air resistance (friction) objects will fall at the same speed. Hope this still helps :)
Why do a rabbit and tiger both fall at the same rate in absence of air?
A rabbit and a tiger fall at the same rate in the absence of air because there is no air resistance affecting their falling bodies.
In free fall all objects fall with the same acceleration?
In free fall in a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration. In air, however, friction comes into play, so that various objects can fall at different rates.
The value for the acceleration of objects in free fall near earth is?
9.8 meters (32.2 feet) per second2 in the absence of air.
Two bodies of different masses are allowed to fall freely how do their acceleration vary?
Mass doesn't effect how fast something falls, it is their size. This is related to air resistance. The larger the bodies, the slower they fall. ( This is what i remember from my science lesson)
What is the word that causes all objects to fall at different speeds?
In the absence of air, all objects fall with the same acceleration. That means that at the same time after the drop, all objects are moving at the same speed.
What do you call the motion of an object with a constant acceleration?
Free fall. Airbus has built aircrafts that may dive with an acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 to simulate zero gravity. satellites are technically in a constant free fall. A world where no friction would occur would lead to constant acceleration as long as the force acting on the object stays the same.
Does everything fall the same speed?
In the absence of air, everything falls with the same acceleration, and reaches the same speed in the same amount of time after being dropped. If things fall through air, though, this isn't true.
What is The acceleration of a falling object under the influence of earths gravitational force?
If no other forces (such as friction) act on an object, or if friction is insignificant (such as, when a heavy object just begins to fall), the acceleration is 9.8 meters per second square. This means that every second, the speed will increase by 9.8 meters per second.
How is the acceleration of an object in free-fall related to the acceleration due to gravity?
The acceleration in free fall IS the acceleration due to gravity, since "free fall" is the assumption that no forces other than gravity act on the object.
