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MissTica
3 years ago
10

8. Gravity pulls a skydiver down as air

Physics
1 answer:
sweet [91]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Air resistance is pushing up on the parachute and force of gravity is pulling down so she slows down. This increases friction which slows free fall down. So when the skydiver reaches terminal velocity, the force of gravity is balance by air resistance. But when the forces are balance, there is no acceleration.

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