the crumbled up piece of paper has the same weight as the flat piece of paper.
What is the explnation for why the crumbled sheet fell fast and the flat sheet fell slowly????
(does it has to do with air resistance?)
2006-11-30 14:41:54 · 8 answers · asked by djp49ers 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Bingo!!! You got it...air resistance. If you dropped them in a total vacuum, they would both fall at the same rate.
2006-11-30 14:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Yinzer Power 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the flat sheet is slowed by the air far more than a crumpled sheet. The weight of an object doesn't affect the falling speed anyway! That is 32 feet per second ^2 in a vacuum regardless of the weight.
2006-11-30 22:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir:
You are quite correct. The flat sheet of paper did not fall (due to Gravity) as quickly as the crumpled up sheet of paper because the flat sheet disturbed much more air than the crumpled ball of paper. In moving downward, the paper must push aside the air below the paper. I suspect that the flat sheet of paper might have glided somewhat, maybe even swooped to one side and then back again on its way down. That is your biggest clue to the action (resistance) of the air on the papers's falling path.
2006-11-30 22:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The crumbled sheet falls faster since it's mass is smaller, therefore creating less resistance as it falls.The flat sheet has a greater surface are therefore displacing more volume of air as it falls resulting in a slower fall rate than the crumbled piece.
2006-11-30 22:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
yea its all air resistance you can drop a hammer and a piece of paper in space and they would fall at the same rate
2006-11-30 22:52:02 · answer #5 · answered by rebbleghostrider 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The crumbled up paper has more mass?
2006-12-01 16:54:35 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered your own question right on the nose! (air resistance )
2006-11-30 22:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it does.
2006-11-30 22:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋