On earth a human's terminal velocity is like 140, but what about a plant or star with no gases or anything (like the sun). Would you keep speeding up?
2006-08-26 04:52:56 · 11 answers · asked by honor roller 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A star is gas. However, let's say we are near a planet without an atmosphere. There is no terminal velocity until you hit the surface. There is no drag force to counteract the gravitational force, so you keep accelerating until impact.
2006-08-26 04:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Darcia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you would as the gravity of the planet or Sun will pull u towards it HOWEVER, if there were to be NO atmosphere you will explode before u can fall. On Earth there is air pressure which is enough to prevent u from exploding. No atmosphere = no air pressure. No air pressure = you explode
2006-08-28 22:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-26 04:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until you either hit the surface or approached the speed of light, yes, you would keep speeding up.
2006-08-26 04:55:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. There is particles in space (or perhaps anti-particles?). Nonetheless, there will be a drag force due to this small particles, yet to small to be significant until the velocity becomes very large. (Drag poportionate to velocity)
2006-08-26 05:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by vicks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you have something that keeps providing acceleration
then there is nothing in a vacuum to slow you down...
2006-08-26 09:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would keep speeding up since there isnt any friction to slow you down, but only if you are within reach of a gravitational pull.... otherwise you'd just maintain the speed you got...
2006-08-26 05:00:23 · answer #7 · answered by Blind Wing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-26 04:58:11 · answer #8 · answered by Your Downfall 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it would be the speed of light.
2006-08-26 04:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by Will 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
probably keep acclerating until you hit surface.
2006-08-26 06:34:41 · answer #10 · answered by DainBramaged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋