Air resistance and vacuum

An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

• Down

• Up

• Around the object

• Through the object

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An airplane flies east at 400 km/hr. In which direction is the air resistance force acting upon the airplane?

• East

• West

• Up

• Down

The upward force which is exerted against a falling object is

• gravity

• terminal velocity

• air resistance

• intertia

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What is Air Resistance

• The force of water

• The force that opposes the motion of objects falling through the Earth's atmosphere

• A vacuum

• Terminal Velocity

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What is Air Resistance

• The force of water

• The force that opposes the motion of objects falling through the Earth's atmosphere

• A vacuum

• Terminal Velocity

If a bowling ball and a feather fell in a vacuum, which would hit the ground first

• They would hit at the same time

• The feather

• The bowling ball

• Neither

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In order for an airplane to fly the pressure under the wing must be ______________, than the pressure above the wing.

• Greater

• Lower

• Equal

• It doesn't matter. It's going to crash anyways

The larger the surface area of the moving object, the ___________ air resistance there is.

• Less

• More

• Longer

• Quicker

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The larger the parachute the ____________

• Less air resistance

• More surface tension

• Less drag

• More drag

Which has more air resistance?

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