
Understanding Terminal Velocity

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to an object's speed as it falls and encounters air resistance?
It fluctuates randomly.
It decreases steadily.
It remains constant.
It increases until air resistance balances the weight force.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When does an object reach its terminal velocity?
When the object reaches the ground.
When air resistance is greater than the weight force.
When the net force is zero and acceleration stops.
When the object stops moving.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is terminal velocity calculated at low speeds?
By dividing the weight force by the square of the velocity.
By multiplying the weight force by the velocity.
By dividing the weight force by a proportionality constant.
By adding the weight force and air resistance.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of increasing the projected area of a falling object?
It increases the terminal velocity.
It decreases the terminal velocity.
It doubles the terminal velocity.
It has no effect on terminal velocity.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which factor does NOT affect the proportionality constant 'd'?
Mass of the object
Projected area of the object
Drag coefficient
Density of the fluid
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the practice problem, what is the acceleration of the skydiver at 40 m/s?
0 m/s²
9.8 m/s²
-4.616 m/s²
4.616 m/s²
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does adding a backpack affect the skydiver's terminal velocity?
It significantly decreases the terminal velocity.
It has no effect on the terminal velocity.
It significantly increases the terminal velocity.
It slightly increases the terminal velocity.
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