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A shoe and a shirt are released from the same height. They take different amounts of time to fall to the ground. How can this be explained?(1 point)
The masses of the two objects are the same, but they are affected differently by air resistance.
The weight is greater on the shoe than on the shirt, but there is equal air resistance on the objects.
The weight is equal on the two objects, but there is more air resistance on the shoe.
The difference in weight doesn't affect the time, but they are affected differently by air resistance.
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"The difference in weight doesn't affect the time, but they are affected differently by air resistance."
Air resistance (drag) depends on shape, area and how the object moves through air. A shirt has a much larger area and more drag than a compact shoe, so it falls slower even if their masses/weights differ. In vacuum they would fall the same.
Air resistance (drag) depends on shape, area and how the object moves through air. A shirt has a much larger area and more drag than a compact shoe, so it falls slower even if their masses/weights differ. In vacuum they would fall the same.
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