I know this is a crazy question, and I dont know if theres any way to measure this. Im just curious. Raindrops fall from pretty high up, so they have got to have tons of momentum . Just wondering if anybody knew the answer to this. In my physical science class we onced broke down the math on the flight of a rubber band...surprisingly they only fly about 15 mph.
2007-09-20 01:46:52 · 4 answers · asked by z71silveradodude 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Depending on the size of the drop anywhere for 14-20 mph.
2007-09-20 01:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the raindrop fall,
there are several forces worked on it,
such as, gravitation, buoyancy, the resistance of the air
so they donnot have tons of momentum, the momentum p=F*t, F is the total of forces.
2007-09-20 02:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by yelena 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
surprisingly I kind of know this my son studied that in school to If I remember right the answer is 9.8 meters per second
2007-09-20 01:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by firebird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry but 9.8 is the acceleration and it's meters / second^2
2007-09-20 03:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by octafbr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋