why does drag force increase with increase in speed of an object?

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why does drag force increase with increase in speed of an object?

2007-02-03 21:22:04 · 3 answers · asked by king of kings 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Think of it like this the air is full of particles and you are crashing into them all the time. When you increase your speed the more particles you run into. That's why when you calculate the Drag Coefficient of your car you take the Surface area of the car into account. I provided a link to the wikipedia article that has a list of a whole bunch of cars and their drag coefficients... great stuff =)

2007-02-03 23:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by thexgodfatherx69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The faster the object goes, the more particles hit it per second slowing it down and causing drag.

2007-02-03 21:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by nerd608 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Newton's Third Law!!

2007-02-04 00:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋