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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.
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When does the mass and or size of an object affect the time of its free fall?
if an object is lightr it will fall slower because gravity wont take it down as fast if it is heavier it will make the gravity pull it down faster
When does the mass of an object affect the time of its free fall?
Well, friend, the mass of an object doesn't actually affect the time it takes to fall freely. Whether it's a heavy rock or a light feather, they will both fall at the same rate in a vacuum. Isn't that just a lovely reminder of the beauty and simplicity of nature?
How do you measure bounce height?
If you have the equipment you can film the bounce with a height metric in the background so that the cameral will catch the object as it bounces up against the height metric (e.g., a meter stick). If the camera is really special and you can take slo mo pictures that's even better because you can see the exact moment the object reaches max height on the meter stick. A less precise method would be to time the fall from the max bounce height. In which case the height the ball fell from would be calculated as h = 4.9 T^2 where T is the timed fall in seconds and h is the bounce height in meters.
Does the mass effect the time taken for objects rolling down a slope?
Galileo dropped two different sized objects from the tower of Pisa and they both hit the ground at the same time. The object was to prove that the size/weight (i.e. mass) of the object would not affect the rate of fall.
How does distance and time affect the speed from object?
Distance and time do not, in general, affect the speed. Speed, however, can affect distance or time. Distance is directly proportional to speed, time is inversely proportional.
