Question

When a Frisbee is flying horizontally through the air, the speed of the air flowing over the Frisbee's top is

Answer 1

Group of answer choices.

A. higher than the speed of the air beneath it and the pressure on top of the Frisbee is greater than the pressure beneath it.

B. lower than the speed of the air beneath it and the pressure on top of the Frisbee is less than the pressure beneath it.

C. lower than the speed of the air beneath it and the pressure on top of the Frisbee is greater than the pressure beneath it.

D. higher than the speed of the air beneath it and the pressure on top of the Frisbee is less than the pressure beneath it.

Answer:

D. higher than the speed of the air beneath it and the pressure on top of the Frisbee is less than the pressure beneath it.

Explanation:

Newton's Second Law of Motion states that the acceleration of a physical object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the physical object and inversely proportional to its mass.

Mathematically, it is given by the formula;

$Acceleration = \frac {Net \; force}{mass}$

When a frisbee flies horizontally through the air, it experiences air above and beneath it. Also, there is a pressure acting on both on top and below the frisbee.

Typically, the air flowing over the top of the frisbee has a speed that is higher than the speed of the air beneath it.

Furthermore, the frisbee is able to remain in flight because the pressure on top of the frisbee is less than the pressure beneath it.