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2 years ago

Why does a raindrop accelerate as it falls to the earth?

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Scilla [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

because of gravity

Explanation:

allochka39001 [22]2 years ago

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Acceleration is the rate at which an object changes its speed. When a raindrop is falling down from the clouds due to gravity, the veloicty is pretty much fast, however air resistance comes in action and slows the droplet down... it gives it a constant speed until it hits the ground

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