The acceleration of free fall on earth, near the surface of the earth is 9.8 m/s2. On the moon it is 1.6m/s2
But as the object moves further and further away from the earth, or any massive body, the acceleration due to gravity decreases by the inverse square law. Thus rather than being a constant value, the acceleration infinitely approaches zero as the object infinitely approaches infinity.
The equation for this acceleration (which is identical to the equation for gravitational field, except for acceleration it is looking at inertial mass, while field is gravitational mass, but for all purposes they are the same):
a = GM / r2
Where G is the gravitational constant = 6.67300 × 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2 and M is the massive body creating the gravitational field
and r is the distance from the center of the object to the center of the massive body
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The formula for the relative velocity of an object that is "falling", or being attracted to another body of matter by the gravitational constant (g) of 9.83meters/secondsquared or 32feet/secondsquared, without considering the effects of friction and resistance (as would be caused by air, for instance) is as follows:
V=g*t
"t" represents Time. who ever rote this did not give to much info
This is a simplified form of the equations of motion (v=u + at). Assuming a stationary start, the equation becomes: v=at Where v is the velocity, a is the acceleration (assuming Earth gravity of 9.8 m/s/s) and t is time. There are some qualifications, terminal velocity comes at around 50 m/s (or around 5 seconds).
It depends on what information you have. You will always know the acceleration (on Earth this is 9.81 ms-2). If you don't know the distance but you know the amount time the object's been falling for (t) and the initial velocity (u), then the velocity, v=u+at, where a is -9.81ms-2 (it's negative because it's acting downwards).
An example would be a person drops a box from a plane. After 10 seconds, how fast is the box traveling (ignoring air resistance). In this case v would equal 0+(-9.81x10) which equals -98.1ms-1. To get this in mph you divide by 1609(.344) [metres in a mile] and then multiply by 3600 [seconds in an hour].
If you know the displacement [distance with direction, so if it's falling down, the displacement will be negative], then use you can use s=vt - ((0.5 x a) x (t2)) rearranging to make v the subject, of course. S is the displacement).
If you don't know the time, then use v=sqrt( u2 + 2as)
F = G m1m2/R2
F = the mutual gravitational force of attraction between two masses
G = the universal gravitational proportionality constant
m1, m2 = the masses of the two masses
R = the distance between the centers of mass of the two masses
Acceleration = G
Velocity = V0 - G T upward
Distance = V0 T - 1/2 G T2 upward
G = 9.8 meters (32.2 feet) per second2
V0 = initial upward velocity
T = time in free fall
You can use the formula s=1/2at2 ,where s = distance, a = acceleration or gravity, and t = time. Over larger distances, a factor for air resistance must be added. If you drop something off a bridge or tower, on Earth it would fall 16 feet in one second, 64 feet in two seconds, 144 feet in three seconds..., after which you would have to start accounting for air resistance. This applies only to heavier objects if they are falling through a medium like air. Very light objects like feathers and styrofoam are greatly affected by air resistance and would not follow this formula.
Here is the math for the 2 second example. Drop a hammer off a high place. The acceleration of gravity on the surface of Earth is 32 ft/sec2.
s = [1/2(32 ft/sec2)](2 sec)2 , s = [16 ft/sec2](4 sec2) = 64 ft , which is the distance fallen after 2 seconds.
V^2-(V0)^2=2a(l-l0)
a= acceleration
l=lenght
v=velocity
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When dropped the mass of an object does not affect the rate at which it falls. The size and shape may affect the wind resistance which affects falling velocity but heavier objects will not fall faster than lighter objects with all other variables constant.
Perhaps you mean terminal velocity. This is the maximum velocity reached by an object falling to the ground when the acceleration due to gravity is matched by the drag resistance of the air through which it is falling.
Objects when falling that cannot ignore air resistance are things like feathers, leaves, seeds, or small pieces of paper just to name a few. Objects when falling that can ignore air resistance are things such as objects that are heavy and compact like rocks or metal balls.
final velocity. it is used in multiple equations. its opposite would be vi, initial velocity. they mean exactly what they sound like. final velocity is the last velocity something was going at in the measured time, initial would be the very first velocity at a measured time.
velocity
The object opposes the air and while falling of the object the initial velocity will become zero , and the final velocity will have some value's this is how air will resist the velocity of falling object ...........
The speed when falling objects no longer accelerates due to air resistance is the maximum falling velocity.
Earth's gravity
terminal velocity is the final maximum velocity of a falling object.
a=change in velocity time
= Terminal velocity =
terminal velocity
Slows an object down or speeds one up.
Until the object reaches it terminal velocity
The force of gravity causes the falling object's velocity to grow in magnitude by 9.8 meters per second every second, while its direction remains constant.
The greatest speed a falling object is known as its terminal velocity. At this speed, the drag force from the air is equal to the object's weight, and so there is no net force to accelerate the object further.
the greatest velocity a falling object reaches is terminal velocity