terminal velocity

Cards (5)

  • terminal velocity
    the velocity where the force of drag is equivalent to the force of an objects weight
  • in vertical fall through a fluid, weight of object remains same but speed and but drag and speed increases
  • start of free fall
    no drag force meaning the total force acting on the object is just weight.
    this would mean the acceleration is gravity
  • as the speed increases, the magnitude of the opposing force increases - resultant force on the object decreases and instantaneous acceleration becomes less than g
  • at terminal velocity an object has 0 acceleration