Question

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 difference in weight doesn't affect the time, 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 masses of the two objects are the same, but they are affected differently by air resistance.

The weight is equal on the two objects, but there is more air resistance on the shoe.

Answer 1

The first option. In air the shoe and shirt experience different amounts of air resistance (the shirt has a larger area and higher drag), so they fall at different rates. In a vacuum they would hit at the same time.