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?
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
The mass is irrelevant. If the object is in free fall (that is, air resistance can be neglected), an object will fall 4.9 meters in one second.
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.
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.
The terminal velocity of a falling object depends upon its aerodynamics (which is to say, its shape) rather than its size and mass.
The factors that affect the speed of an object in free fall with air resistance are the object's mass, the surface area of the object, the density of the air, and the gravitational force acting on the object.
Mass and inertia.
The rate of free-fall acceleration is a constant based upon the local gravity - on planet Earth the acceleration is 9.8m/s2. Mass is a function of the object being measured or observed, which can vary considerably. The two do not directly affect each other, but both taken together determine the force of the object in free-fall - by knowing the free-fall acceleration and the mass of the object, you can calculate how hard it will impact the Earth.
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.
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
No, the mass of an object does not increase while it is in free fall near the Earth's surface. The object's mass remains constant regardless of its motion or position.
During free fall, the acceleration of an object is constant at approximately 9.8 m/s^2, regardless of its mass or size. This acceleration is due to the gravitational force pulling the object downward. Therefore, an object's mass does not affect its acceleration during free fall.
Gravity is the force that pulls objects towards each other; weight is the measure of the gravitational force acting on an object’s mass. In space or during free fall, objects experience microgravity, where they appear weightless because they are in a state of continuous free fall. However, the mass of the object remains the same regardless of the gravitational force affecting it.
Galileo
The acceleration of an object during free fall is not affected by its mass. All objects near the surface of the Earth experience the same acceleration due to gravity, which is approximately 9.8 m/s^2. This means that regardless of their mass, objects will accelerate at the same rate when falling freely.
The surface area of an object does not directly affect its free-fall time. Free-fall time is primarily determined by the height from which the object falls and the acceleration due to gravity. The object's surface area may affect air resistance, which could influence the object's acceleration and speed during free fall, but it doesn't directly impact the time it takes to fall.
No, the size of an object does not affect the time of its free fall. In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their size or mass, as described by the principle of equivalence in the theory of general relativity. This means that in the absence of air resistance, objects of different sizes will reach the ground at the same time when dropped from the same height.