What factors affect the rate of falling objects?

Answer 1

the main one is the pull of gravity on the object, so being on erth the rate of fall would be different while compared to the same object on moon or mars, the mass of the object also mattIf no air resistance is present, the rate of descent depends only on how far the object has fallen, no matter how heavy the object is. This means that two objects will reach the ground at the same time if they are dropped simultaneously from the same height. This statement follows from the law of conservation of energy and has been demonstrated experimentally by dropping a feather and a lead ball in an airless tube.

When air resistance plays a role, the shape of the object becomes important. In air, a feather and a ball do not fall at the same rate. In the case of a pen and a bowling ball air resistance is small compared to the force a gravity that pulls them to the ground. Therefore, if you drop a pen and a bowling ball you could probably not tell which of the two reached the ground first unless you dropped them from a very very high tower.
ers, the shape of the object also matters.....

Answer 2

To a minute degree, local gravity which does fluctuate a bit around the planet. To a far greater degree, air density, wind resistance (the aerodynamics of the object), and any initial force added when the object began falling.

A great example is a human skydiver. While in freefall, they can control their speed by altering their body positions. The less resistance to the wind they offer, the faster they fall (until they reach their terminal velocity, which is the point at which air resistance overcomes the acceleration of gravity)
If the diver "flares" out, offering more resistance they will slow their fall. All other factors (weight, etc...) remain the same.

Answer 3

The following factors will affect the rate of falling of an object.:
(1) Shape and size
(2) If there is wind, its speed and direction
(3) Which part of atmosphere it falls. In the upper part of atmosphere air will be very thin and hence the passage will be easier, but as the distance from the earth's centre the value of 'g' will be less. In the lower atmosphere, air will be thick and hence passage will not be as easy as upper atmosphere.
(4) Which part of the earth the object is falling- in the equatorial region ? or in the polar region? The 'g' will be different in these places.

Answer 4

1.) gravity- depending on the gravity of the planet (or even of the place, as gravity changes in different places), and the gravity exerted by other heavenly and earthly bodies (even an ant can exert gravity on a person, though it is too small to be noticed)
2.) air resistance (or any resistance)- Since the setting of the falling object is probably earth, resistances, especially that of air greatly influences the rate of falling of an object
3.) initial velocity- obviously, if you throw down something as compared to dropping something, throwing it will increase the rate of falling

Answer 5

Air resistance would be one. Another one would be the mass of the two objects, the mass of the object "falling" and the mass of the object is falling towards (usually one of them is earth and the other is whatever). Basically, you can have any number of forces acting on the falling object and Newton said that only the net force matters.

Answer 6

Distance
Atmospheric pressure, wind speeds
Surface area per unit mass

For short distances and heavy objects like stones and metal pieces, the effects of friction and buoyancy are negligible and the gravitational force also can be considered constant (g = 9.8 m/sec^2)

Rain drops attain a terminal velocity where the increase in velocity due to gravitational acceleration is balanced by the increase in friction due to air pressure.

Answer 7

Rate Of A Falling Object

Answer 8

1 shape
2 weight
3 air resistance
4 wind velocity
5 material of the object - like cloth (flexible and can catch air): physical property - rigidity - ability to catch air - heat generation

6 rotation of the object

Answer 9

The temperature,surface area, mass not by increasing the surface area,viscosity and volume of object.

Answer 10

friction.

thats all...

and gravity of course...

gravity is a set accerleration... it's always there...

i think its like 9.8 m/s/s on earth or something like that...