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Weight has nothing to do with how fast things fall, only wind resistance. Take two 16 ounce soda bottles, open one drink eight ounces. The unopened bottle is twice as heavy as the opened bottle. Close the bottle you just drank half of and drop them at the same time from a tall building, they will hit the ground at the same time. That is because gravity is a constant and the velocity of any falling object is 9.8 meters per second/per second.
Acceleration is the same for all objects at 9.8m/sec/sec.
Acceleration due to gravity near the earth's surface is the same for all objects regardless of their mass.
This is because acceleration is inversely proportional to mass:
a = F / m
If you substitute the "force of gravity" equation above for F in this simple equation, and assume m here is m1 there, you'll find you have m1 (mass of the falling object) on both sides of the fraction, so they cancel out - acceleration due to gravity doesn't change with the mass of the object. But the force most definitely does.
Force and acceleration are two very different things. Confusing them leads to wrong answers and further confusion in later topics.
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Is there more gravitational potential energy in heavier object or lighter object?
There is more gravitational potential energy in a heavier object compared to a lighter object. This is because gravitational potential energy is directly proportional to an object's mass and height. Therefore, the heavier object with more mass would have a greater gravitational potential energy when raised to the same height as the lighter object.
Dose a heavier or lighter object have a greater kinetic energy?
A heavier object typically has greater kinetic energy than a lighter object. This is because kinetic energy is directly proportional to an object's mass: the greater the mass, the greater the kinetic energy, assuming both objects are moving at the same velocity.
Who was the Greek philosopher who proposed that the speed at which an object falls is proportional to its mass?
Aristotle was the Greek philosopher who proposed that the speed at which an object falls is proportional to its mass. He believed that heavier objects would fall faster than lighter objects, which was later proven inaccurate by Galileo's experiments on free fall.
Do heavier objects fall faster or slower than light one?
Without air resistance, heavier and lighter object fall at the same speed. More precisely, they accelerate at the same speed - near Earth's surface that would be 9.8 meters/second2. If air resistance is significant, heavier objects tend to have less air resistance, compared to their weight, so they will usually fall faster.
How come a lighter object can exert more pressure towards the ground then a heavier object?
The pressure exerted by an object is determined by its weight and the area over which the weight is distributed. A lighter object can exert more pressure towards the ground if it has a smaller contact area with the ground, concentrating the force into a smaller area. In contrast, a heavier object with a larger contact area would distribute its weight over a wider area, resulting in less pressure per unit area.
Would an object be heavier or lighter on the Sun?
The object is actually lighter on the Sun
Is there more gravitational potential energy in heavier object or lighter object?
There is more gravitational potential energy in a heavier object compared to a lighter object. This is because gravitational potential energy is directly proportional to an object's mass and height. Therefore, the heavier object with more mass would have a greater gravitational potential energy when raised to the same height as the lighter object.
Why will go down the ramp faster a light object or a heavier one?
a lighter one because it doesn't take long for it to get going but, if you wanna know which one will go farther it would be the heavier one because it has more momentum.
Why does a heavier person slide down a hill faster than a lighter person when on a snow tube?
because the heavier person has more initeria and therefore the forces that would slow the slider down i.e friction, wind resistance, whatever, have less effect on a heavier person that a lighter person
Dose a heavier or lighter object have a greater kinetic energy?
A heavier object typically has greater kinetic energy than a lighter object. This is because kinetic energy is directly proportional to an object's mass: the greater the mass, the greater the kinetic energy, assuming both objects are moving at the same velocity.
Would a lighter person or heavier go faster on a skatebpard?
heaver people would go faster simply because a heaver person could push their weight forward more creating greater acelaration.
Who was the Greek philosopher who proposed that the speed at which an object falls is proportional to its mass?
Aristotle was the Greek philosopher who proposed that the speed at which an object falls is proportional to its mass. He believed that heavier objects would fall faster than lighter objects, which was later proven inaccurate by Galileo's experiments on free fall.
Does material get lighter or heavier when you burn it?
I think it would be lighter because all the moisture has gone from the substacne which would make it lighter.
Would an Earthling feel heavier lighter or about the same weight on the surface of Mars?
lighter
Why does the bucket go up after you lower it?
A reasonable explanation as to why the bucket would go up after you lower it is because upon emptying the bucket it becomes lighter. Provided that there is an object heavier than the bucket on the other side of the pulley, the lighter object will always rise.
Would a earthling feel heavier or lighter on the surface of Venus?
sure if you want to be lighter or heviar
Does the weight of an object make a difference on the distance it will go?
Well... Yes and no. If there were no atmosphere, it would not matter; both a heavy and a light object would go the same distance. However; we have atmosphere, which causes drag, so a heavier object would have more momentum to push through the drag, whereas a lighter object would slow down faster - resulting in less distance.All of this, of course, presupposes that all other things are equal, such as the size of the object, influencing its drag coefficient, as well as it initial velocity.
