would an egg drop at a constant speed
2006-09-10 10:55:33 · 3 answers · asked by carboy_carlover 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Eventually.
It will accerate at -9.8m/s^2 until it hit Terminal Velocity, the velocity at which air resistance is equal to the normal weight force
2006-09-10 10:57:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the shell is off then the air resistance will change things. The speed of a shelled egg is much higher than the the speed of a raw egg that has been broken and allowed to do what we refer to as a laminar flow drop. If the conditions are right it can reach a speed high enough to cook the white of the egg before it hits the ground. Look at the space shuttle with it's heat absorbing tiles. You can just imagine how hot they get when the shuttle reenters the atmosphere.
An egg without a shell to protect it would be destroyed very quickly when the speed got to high.
2006-09-10 11:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing drops at constant speed. Gravity causes acceleration.
2006-09-10 10:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋