Question
you drop balls of varying mass, foam ball, soccer ball and a boiling ball, from the same height on earth.
a. will they reach the earth at the same time?
d. what does this tell us about the force of gravity on objects with different masses?
c. the acceleration due to gravity is the (same/different) for objects with different masses
a. will they reach the earth at the same time?
d. what does this tell us about the force of gravity on objects with different masses?
c. the acceleration due to gravity is the (same/different) for objects with different masses
Answers
GPT-4o mini
a. Yes, if you drop a foam ball, a soccer ball, and a bowling ball from the same height in a vacuum (where there is no air resistance), they will reach the ground at the same time. However, in the presence of air, the foam ball may fall slower due to air resistance, while the soccer ball and bowling ball will fall more rapidly.
b. The fact that they fall at the same rate in a vacuum demonstrates that the force of gravity acts equally on all objects regardless of their mass, as all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity.
c. The acceleration due to gravity is the **same** for objects with different masses. It is approximately \(9.81 \, \text{m/s}^2\) near the surface of the Earth. This means that all objects in free fall experience this same acceleration, regardless of their mass.
b. The fact that they fall at the same rate in a vacuum demonstrates that the force of gravity acts equally on all objects regardless of their mass, as all objects experience the same acceleration due to gravity.
c. The acceleration due to gravity is the **same** for objects with different masses. It is approximately \(9.81 \, \text{m/s}^2\) near the surface of the Earth. This means that all objects in free fall experience this same acceleration, regardless of their mass.