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Aloiza [94]
4 years ago
15

What direction does air resistance act on an object that is falling straight down

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1 answer:
MissTica4 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Up

Explanation:

The direction where air resistance act will always be opposite to where the object is going.

Since the object is going down, the air resistance would go up.

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