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∙ 14y agoAnswering this is a tough situation. I'll do it considering the effects of gravity only. We'll know that the answer can't possible be true because the effects of air resistance have been ignored. But from the question, we have no information on the size or shape of the object, so there's no way we can account for any effects of air resistance. Taking into account the effect of gravity only, the height 'H' through which an object falls due to gravity, from rest, in a period of 't' seconds is H = 1/2 G t2, where 'G' is the acceleration of gravity = 32.2 feet per second2. Solve this equation for 't': t2 = 2 H / G ===> t = sqrt( 2H / G ) = sqrt ( 2 x 1,362 / 32.2 ) = sqrt(84.6) = 9.198seconds (rounded)
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∙ 14y agoGalileo 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.
If they're not falling through air, then a bean and a battleship both fall 692 feetin 6.556 seconds. The weight of the object makes no difference.If the object IS falling through air, then in order to answer the question, we need toknow the object's shape, size, and volume, plus the temperature, humidity, density,and pressure of the air, at every altitude between the ground and 692 feet.
After 3.5 seconds of free-fall on or near the surface of the Earth, (ignoring effectsof air resistance), the vertical speed of an object starting from rest isg T = 3.5 g = 3.5 x 9.8 = 34.3 meters per second.With no initial horizontal component, the direction of such an object's velocitywhen it hits the ground is straight down.
depends on weight of object and wind strength.normally heavy objects will drop down faster than lighter objects.
This is because the weight of an object does not affect the acceleration of that object due to gravity. At Earth's surface, the acceleration due to gravity is roughly 9.8m/s2, regardless of the mass of the object.What does differ with the mass of the object is the force of gravity. Force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration. So a one kilogram object will fall with a force of roughly 9.8 meters squared per second squared, or 9.8 Newtons (N). A two kilogram object would fall with a force of about 19.6N (2kg * 9.8m/s2). This is why when -NOT- in a vacuum, items of different mass can fall at different rates. The additional force of the more massive object will better counter the force of friction with the air, allowing it to fall faster even though it's acceleration is the same.
Any object that could fall to the ground has potential energy that would be exerted by the force of gravity when it falls.
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Gravity pulls them down. Newtons Law of Gravity: what goes up must come down. objects fall to the ground because of gravity
Most objects fall to the ground due to the gravitational force pulling them downwards. This force depends on the mass of the object and the acceleration due to gravity. When the only force acting on an object is gravity, it accelerates towards the Earth until it reaches the ground.
Objects accelerate as they fall to the ground due to the force of gravity acting on them. As the object falls, the force of gravity causes it to increase in speed, resulting in acceleration. This acceleration is a result of the unbalanced force acting on the object.
The terminal velocity from a 16 foot fall would depend on various factors such as air resistance and the mass of the falling object. In a vacuum, the object would accelerate at 9.8 m/s^2 until it hits the ground. However, in reality, terminal velocity is typically reached before the fall distance, usually around 120 mph for a human-sized object.
The time it takes for an object to fall from a height of 250 feet to Earth depends on the acceleration due to gravity. Assuming a standard value of 9.81 m/s^2 for gravity, it would take approximately 3.2 seconds for the object to fall. The speed at which the object would impact the ground can be calculated using the equation for free fall: v = sqrt(2gh), where v is the final velocity, g is gravity, and h is the height.
No, objects fall at the same rate regardless of their horizontal velocity. Both objects would hit the ground at the same time if dropped from the same height.
The mass of an object does not affect the time it takes to fall to the ground in the absence of air resistance. In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass, following Galileo's principle of free fall. However, in the presence of air resistance, the mass of the object can influence the time it takes to reach the ground.
The downward force acting on an object in free fall is the force of gravity. This force is always directed towards the center of the Earth and causes acceleration of the object towards the ground.
Gravity causes an object to fall from a height. Without gravity, the object would just be floating in the air.