A heavy object and a light object are dropped from the same height at the same time. Which object will reach the ground first?
2007-01-18 09:41:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
They will reach at the same time if we neglect air resistance.
2007-01-18 09:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by E 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It will reach the ground at the same time. Just drop a pencil and your pencil case at the same time, same height, you'll prove that it is true (with no air-resistance) the two object with two different weights would land at the same time (in an vacuum).
2007-01-18 11:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there dropped in vacuum, the will both hit the ground at the same time, but I would be kinda hard to see what's going on inside of a vacuum cleaner (JK). Otherwise the heavier object will land first.
2007-01-18 09:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by Angie, Raised by Wolves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will both hit the ground at the same time.
Same applies it you drop an object and throw and object, they will both land at the same time.
Well don't take my word for it...watch the video from Studyphysics!
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2007-01-18 11:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by GO OILERS GO - THE NEW ENERGY! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real world--it depends on how big they are. Assuming roughly equal size, the lighter one will be impacted more by air resistance.
On the moon--they hit at the same time.
2007-01-18 09:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as they are aerodynamically similar, they will reach the ground at the same time.
2007-01-18 09:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it will hit at the same time if we neglect the air resistance.
2007-01-18 09:57:48 · answer #7 · answered by Pramod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will hit the ground at the sametime if there is no air friction.
2007-01-18 09:45:47 · answer #8 · answered by 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋