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A falling stone will increase in speed until it reaches it's terminal velocity, the speed when the downward force of gravity equals the upward force of drag, which causes the net force on the stone to equal zero, thus achieving an acceleration of zero.
If atmosphere is ignored, a falling body will accelerate at 32ft/s (9.75m/s). The distance traveled in the first second would be 16 feet (4.87m), in the second second: 48 feet (14.63m) and in the third second: 80 feet (24.38m); hence after three seconds an object would have fallen 144 feet (43.89 meters) and is traveling at 96ft/s (29.26m/s).
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How high is the cliff is a stone is dropped from the top of a cliff It hits the ground below after 3.30 s?
-- At the beginning of the time, the falling speed of the stone is zero.-- After 3.30 sec, its falling speed is 32.34 meters per second (Acceleration of gravity.)-- Its average falling speed is 1/2(0 + 32.34) = 16.17 meters per second.-- The distance it falls is (average speed) x (time) = (16.17) x (3.30) = 53.361 meters = 175.2 feet(These same steps lead to the formula H = 1/2 G T2 = (0.5) (9.8) (3.3)2 = 53.361)
How can height affect the time for an object to fall?
The acceleration of gravity is 32 feet per second, per second. This means that --eliminating any obvious aerodynamic considerations as there would be with, say, a feather -- the speed at which an object falls increases proportionately to the time it is falling. An object falling from a greater height will be falling for a longer time period and thus will reach a higher velocity and impact the ground with a greater force than one falling from a lower height.
What is measured by meters per second per second?
The speed of an object falling from a great height is measured in meters per second per second until it reaches terminal velocity (maximum downward speed).
A stone falls from rest how fast is it falling after 10 seconds?
Speed = (acceleration) times (time)Acceleration = gravity = 9.8 meters (32.2 feet) per second2Speed = 10g = 98 meters (322 feet) per second
How many miles a second does the light travel?
The speed of light is 186,282 miles per second.
