PHY 121
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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?
Has less air resistance
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• What happens to the net force acting on it?
Becomes less
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• What happens to its acceleration?
Speeds up
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• If it dropped from a much higher point, what would happen to the net force and the acceleration?
The force becomes less and the acceleration increases
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