2006-09-01 15:49:46 · 10 answers · asked by Tempest 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Raindrops tend to fall to earth at a speed of about 9 meters per second or 18 feet per second.
2006-09-01 16:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
9.8 m/sec - (friction caused by air particles, air pressure, and wind). Wind would not have as severe an effect as you may think--wind from a perpendicular direction would not change the speed of the rainfall, though it would increase the distance the drop travels.
2006-09-02 01:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by jellyfishwich 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rain falls (ignoring all circumstantial exceptions) with an average acceleration of about 9.8 metres per second
2006-09-02 00:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Candy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like it would depend on the velocity of the wind.
2006-09-01 22:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by freedomnow1950 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on size: check it out.
http://www.grow.arizona.edu/Grow--GrowResources.php?ResourceId=146
2006-09-01 22:53:09 · answer #5 · answered by Mehoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would also depend on the atmospheric pressure that day.
2006-09-01 23:37:39 · answer #6 · answered by smarty1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20-30mph
2006-09-02 01:10:00 · answer #7 · answered by Dwight D J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends
2006-09-01 23:21:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-9.8 meters per second, with no wind.
2006-09-01 23:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by ninecoronas2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dk
2006-09-02 01:28:12 · answer #10 · answered by X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋