Question

Please define air resistance and gravity.... WHAT IS GRAVITY PEOPLE!!! YES I KNOW ITS A FORCE AND IT PULLS THINGS THAT HAVE MASS TOWARD IT BUT WHAT IS IT!??!?!?!!?!?!?

Answer 1

Gravity - is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. The force of gravity keeps all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

Air resistance - By definition, air resistance describes the forces that are in opposition to the relative motion of an object as it passes through the air. These drag forces act opposite to the oncoming flow velocity, thus slowing the object down. Unlike other resistance forces, drag depends directly on velocity, since it is the component of the net aerodynamic force acting opposite to the direction of the movement.

Another way to put it would be to say that air resistance is the result of collisions of the object’s leading surface with air molecules. It can therefore be said that the two most common factors that have a direct effect upon the amount of air resistance are the speed of the object and the cross-sectional area of the object. Ergo, both increased speeds and cross-sectional areas will result in an increased amount of air resistance.