Suppose you had a feather, an orange, and a watermelon. Which of the following describes how quickly each of the objects will fall without air resistance, relative to the other two?

a. All three objects will fall at the same rate.

b. The watermelon will fall faster than the other two.

c. The orange will fall the fastest, followed by the watermelon and then the feather.

d. The feather will fall faster than the orange, which will fall faster than the watermelon.

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Micah Schmitt

2 January, 09:10

Suppose you had a feather, an orange, and a watermelon. Which of the following describes how quickly each of the objects will fall without air resistance, relative to the other two?

a. All three objects will fall at the same rate.

b. The watermelon will fall faster than the other two.

c. The orange will fall the fastest, followed by the watermelon and then the feather.

d. The feather will fall faster than the orange, which will fall faster than the watermelon.

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Philip Arellano · Answer 1

If air resistance is ignored all 3 objects will fall at the exact same rate. The variation in the speed of falling objects is always due to friction caused by air resistance.