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A wad of paper is dropped from a second-story balcony and falls through still air to the ground.
• As it speeds up, what happens to the air resistance it encounters?
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As the paper speeds up, the air resistance will also increase.
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• What happens to the net force acting on it?
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The net force comes closer and closer to 0 N.
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• What happens to its acceleration?
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The acceleration of the paper also gets closer and closer to 0 m/s^2.
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• If it dropped from a much higher point, what would happen to the net force and the acceleration?
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The net force and acceleration would reach 0 N and m/s^2 respectively. This means the paper would reach a constant velocity, which is its terminal velocity.
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