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LAW OF FALLING BODIES
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1. All objects accelerate downward at the same rate:
9.8m/s2
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2. Galileo performed an experiment to prove that
All objects Regardless of mass fall at the same rate
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3. Air resistance (the upward frictional force of air) can affect the rate of a falling object.
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4. Air eventually stops falling objects from accelerating.
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5. When the upward force of air
Is equal to the Downward force of gravity, the object stops accelerating.
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(the highest velocity reached by the falling object).
6. The falling object has a constant velocity, terminal velocity (the highest velocity reached by the falling object).
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7. The amount of air resistance depends on:
Size Shape Speed Density
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