What affects the speed of a falling object?

Answer 1

The mass of a falling object will affect the speed at which it falls. Additionally, the shape or geometryof that object will also have an effect. The shape of a falling object will have a dramatic effect on the amount of dragthat the object will experience. Consider that a flat piece of cardboard will fall more slowly than a glass ball of the same mass, and it will be more easy to visualize how drag is a function of shape.

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Beulah the Buzzer gagged on the first sentence of the response above, and

Signor Galileo rotated 2pi in his crypt.

The mass of a falling object will NOT affect the speed at which it falls.

The remainder of the response above is correct and well stated, provided only

that the objects are falling through air. If not, then neither their shape nor their

geometry affects their rate of fall either.

Answer 2

The maximum speed of a falling object on earth is known as terminal velocity. As far as the actual speed is concerned, the shape of the object, the temperature of the air, and many other factors affect that.

Answer 3

It depends upon where you are. Objects falling toward the Earth have a constant acceleration of 9.8 meters per second squared. This means that for every second an object is falling, it's speed increases by 9.8 meters per second. For example, a ball that is dropped from a roof will start at a speed of zero meters per second, then after 1 second will have a speed of 9.8 meters per second, then after 2 seconds will have a speed of 19.6 meters per second. In other words, the speed of falling objects in constantly increasing. The rate of acceleration would be different on the Moon or Mars or Jupiter, since it depends on the masses of the object and the larger body.

Answer 4

The maximum speed for a falling object is known as its Terminal Velocity.