A hammer and a feather are dropped from the same height. Imagine that there is no resistance to the objects' motion in air. Which value will be different for the two objects?(1 point)

Responses

the gravitational attraction between the Earth and the objects
the gravitational attraction between the Earth and the objects

the time it takes for them to fall
the time it takes for them to fall

the velocity of the objects
the velocity of the objects

the upward push of air resistance

1 answer

If we assume there is no air resistance, the only value that will be different for the hammer and the feather is:

the upward push of air resistance

Since we’re considering a vacuum scenario (no air resistance), both objects would fall at the same rate and hit the ground at the same time regardless of their mass. Therefore, no differences would be observed in the gravitational attraction, the time it takes to fall, or the velocity—all would be the same for both objects. However, in the presence of air, the feather would experience a significant amount of air resistance, while the hammer would not. In your scenario of no air resistance, this question becomes moot because there would be no upward push of air resistance acting on either object.

In a complete air resistance-free scenario, the correct answer is technically not applicable since they would have no air resistance acting on them, but if you meant to imply a comparison with a scenario including air, the air resistance would be the key differing factor.