Question

In the course of a football game, a student unintentionally dislodges two identical gym bags, one devoid of contents and the other filled with shoes and clothes, from the rear of the bleachers. In the absence of wind resistance, which of the two bags will reach the ground first?
A. The determination of this is not possible without knowing the dimensions of the bags.
B. The bag with shoes and clothes will reach the ground before the empty one.
C. Both bags will land on the ground simultaneously.
D. The bag without contents will reach the ground before the other one.

Answer 1

C. Both bags will land on the ground simultaneously.

In the absence of wind resistance and assuming they are both released from the same height, both bags will experience the same gravitational acceleration and will fall at the same rate. Therefore, they will reach the ground at the same time, regardless of their contents.