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A hammer and a feather are dropped from the same height by an astronaut on a planet without air. How will their falls compare?(1 point)
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The feather will fall faster because it has less mass, allowing it to speed up more easily than the hammer.
The feather will fall faster because it has less mass, allowing it to speed up more easily than the hammer.
The hammer will fall faster because gravity is pulling it down with a greater force than it is pulling the feather.
The hammer will fall faster because gravity is pulling it down with a greater force than it is pulling the feather.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same affect on them.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same affect on them.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity is not acting on them, so they will be affected the same.
Analyzing Gravitational Data Quick Check
4 of 44 of 4 Items
Question
A hammer and a feather are dropped from the same height by an astronaut on a planet without air. How will their falls compare?(1 point)
Responses
The feather will fall faster because it has less mass, allowing it to speed up more easily than the hammer.
The feather will fall faster because it has less mass, allowing it to speed up more easily than the hammer.
The hammer will fall faster because gravity is pulling it down with a greater force than it is pulling the feather.
The hammer will fall faster because gravity is pulling it down with a greater force than it is pulling the feather.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same affect on them.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same affect on them.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity is not acting on them, so they will be affected the same.
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In a vacuum, where there is no air resistance, both the hammer and the feather will fall at the same rate due to gravity. This means they will both hit the ground at the same time if dropped from the same height. Therefore, the correct response is:
**The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same effect on them.**
This is a fundamental principle of physics established by Galileo and confirmed by various experiments, including the famous Apollo 15 moon landing, where an astronaut dropped a hammer and a feather simultaneously and they fell at the same rate.
**The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same effect on them.**
This is a fundamental principle of physics established by Galileo and confirmed by various experiments, including the famous Apollo 15 moon landing, where an astronaut dropped a hammer and a feather simultaneously and they fell at the same rate.