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Do things fall at the same rate?
Not necessarily. It depends on their rate of friction, which impacts how fast they will accelerate downwards. This is why a golf ball or tennis ball will fall faster than a leaf or a piece of paper.
Does heavier objects fall faster that light ones?
That depends. 10 lbs. of bricks will fall at the same speed as 10 lbs. of feathers. Meanwhile, a cinderblock will fall far faster than a single feather. If two things are the same weight, they will usually fall at the same speed. If two things are different weights, they will fall at different speeds. ^ This only takes effect when wind resistance is NOT added.
Would a feather fall faster than a stone in a vacuum?
In a vacuum, both the feather and the stone would fall at the same rate due to the absence of air resistance. This is known as the principle of equivalence, where all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass.
Do heavy objects fall to the ground before light objects?
In the absence of air resistance, heavy objects and light objects fall to the ground at the same rate. This is because all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. However, factors like air resistance can affect the rate at which objects fall.
Do objects that are the same size fall at the same rate?
In a vacuum, objects of different sizes fall at the same rate because they experience the same acceleration due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, objects with larger surface areas experience more air resistance and fall slower than objects with smaller surface areas.
Do some objects fall through the air at a different rate than others?
Yes, due to air resistance a rubber ball would fall faster that a sheet of paper. In a vacuum, all things would fall at the same rate.
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.
Do things with the same mass but a different density fall at the same rate?
In vacuum, neither mass nor density will make any difference. Otherwise, air resistance becomes relevant and objects with lower density fall lower.
What did sir isaac discover about why things fall at the same rate?
No
Why do lighter objects fall slower than heavier objects?
In a vacuum. like in outer space, all substances fall at the same rate. Here on earth, the rate of falling is influenced by air resistance. A feather has 'way more air resistance than a ball of steel, for example, so falls slower.
Do things fall at the same rate?
Not necessarily. It depends on their rate of friction, which impacts how fast they will accelerate downwards. This is why a golf ball or tennis ball will fall faster than a leaf or a piece of paper.
Would a feather fall faster than a stone in a vacuum?
In a vacuum, both the feather and the stone would fall at the same rate due to the absence of air resistance. This is known as the principle of equivalence, where all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass.
Does heavier objects fall faster that light ones?
That depends. 10 lbs. of bricks will fall at the same speed as 10 lbs. of feathers. Meanwhile, a cinderblock will fall far faster than a single feather. If two things are the same weight, they will usually fall at the same speed. If two things are different weights, they will fall at different speeds. ^ This only takes effect when wind resistance is NOT added.
Do heavy objects fall to the ground before light objects?
In the absence of air resistance, heavy objects and light objects fall to the ground at the same rate. This is because all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. However, factors like air resistance can affect the rate at which objects fall.
Do objects that are the same size fall at the same rate?
In a vacuum, objects of different sizes fall at the same rate because they experience the same acceleration due to gravity. However, in the presence of air resistance, objects with larger surface areas experience more air resistance and fall slower than objects with smaller surface areas.
Does lighter objects fall down faster then heavier objects?
No lighter things do not fall faster than heavier things. In a vacuum they will fall at the same speed. Normally the heavier thing will fall down faster because of its weight. Sometimes the lighter thing falls faster depending on the air resistance.
In freefall do heavier objects fall with a greater acceleration than lighter objects?
No, in the absence of air resistance, all objects fall with the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. This is described by the principle of equivalence, which states that gravitational mass and inertial mass are equivalent.
