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- 1 Why did the inflated balloon fall slower than the uninflated balloon of the same mass and material?
- 2 Why do heavier objects not fall faster?
- 3 Does heavier object fall faster?
- 4 Why do balls fall at steady speed?
- 5 Why do different objects fall at the same speed?
- 6 Why do different weights fall at the same speed?
- 7 Why do objects fall at the same speed?
- 8 Why do two balls fall at the same time?
Why did the inflated balloon fall slower than the uninflated balloon of the same mass and material?
As the balloon falls, air has to move out of the way. The inflated balloon has to push more air out of the way and encounters more force than an uninflated balloon with washers attached. The inflated balloon thus falls more slowly.
Why do heavier objects not fall faster?
Acceleration of Falling Objects Heavier things have a greater gravitational force AND heavier things have a lower acceleration. It turns out that these two effects exactly cancel to make falling objects have the same acceleration regardless of mass.
Why does a balloon not fall?
Helium balloons are pulled by gravity, as are all objects with mass. The reason they don’t fall is that there is another force acting on them, a buoyant force from air pressure that is equal to the weight of the air displaced by the balloon.
Does heavier object fall faster?
Answer 1: Heavy objects fall at the same rate (or speed) as light ones. The acceleration due to gravity is about 10 m/s2 everywhere around earth, so all objects experience the same acceleration when they fall.
Why do balls fall at steady speed?
Explanation: As it gains speed, the object’s weight stays the same but the air resistance on it increases. There is a resultant force acting downwards. There is no resultant force and the object reaches a steady speed – this is known as the terminal velocity.
Why does a ball fall to the ground?
Gravity is the force that causes things to fall to earth. When you drop a ball (or anything) it falls down. Gravity causes everything to fall at the same speed. Gravity is the force acting in a downwards direction, but air resistance acts in an upwards direction.
Why do different objects fall at the same speed?
Objects that are said to be undergoing free fall, are not encountering a significant force of air resistance; they are falling under the sole influence of gravity. Under such conditions, all objects will fall with the same rate of acceleration, regardless of their mass.
Why do different weights fall at the same speed?
Because the downward force on an object is equal to its mass multiplied by g, heavier objects have a greater downward force. Heavier objects, however, also have more inertia, which means they resist moving more than lighter objects do, and so heaver objects need more force to get them going at the same rate.
Why do balloons deflate?
Helium balloons deflate because helium atoms are small enough to slip between spaces in the balloon material. Helium balloons are Mylar and not rubber because there is less space between the molecules in Mylar, so the balloon stays inflated longer.
Why do objects fall at the same speed?
The gravitational acceleration g decreases with the square of the distance from the center of the earth. So all objects, regardless of size or shape or weight, free fall with the same acceleration. In a vacuum, a beach ball falls at the same rate as an airliner.
Why do two balls fall at the same time?
Gravity is the force that causes things to fall to earth. Gravity causes everything to fall at the same speed. This is why balls that weigh different amounts hit the ground at the same time.
Why does everything fall at the same speed?