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WorksheetsAir Resistance
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What causes an object to fall faster?
Smaller surface area
Larger surface area
If it has a parachute
If it is softer
The more streamlined an object is, the...
More air resistance
Less air resistance
Slower air resistance
Faster air resistance
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
Look at the pictures of the cars. Which car will have the most air resistance force acting upon it? They will be moving at the same speed.
All will have equal air resistance force.
When a falling object stops accelerating and falls at a constant speed, it is
fluency
constant velocity
acceleration
terminal velocity
What is a parachute designed to maximize?
Gravity
Air Pressure
Air Resistance
Thrust
Air resistance pushes against falling
objects and __________________.
Speeds them up
Keeps them afloat
Slows them down
Spins them
Another name for air resistance is...
Buoyancy
Streamline
Gravity
Drag
What makes objects fall to the earth
Gravity
Wind
Force
Air Pressure
When dropped from the same distance, which will fall to the floor faster?
