Which statement best explains why a paper airplane eventually falls to the ground?

options:

The unbalanced forces of air resistance and gravity slow the airplane and pull it down.
The unbalanced forces of air resistance and gravity slow the airplane and pull it down.

Inertia acts as a balanced force that slows the airplane and pulls it down.
Inertia acts as a balanced force that slows the airplane and pulls it down.

Inertia creates the new forces acting on the airplane to keep it up.
Inertia creates the new forces acting on the airplane to keep it up.

The force from throwing the airplane loses strength as the airplane moves.

1 answer

The statement that best explains why a paper airplane eventually falls to the ground is:

The unbalanced forces of air resistance and gravity slow the airplane and pull it down.

This statement accurately describes the interaction of forces acting on the paper airplane during its flight. Gravity pulls the airplane downward while air resistance opposes its motion, and as these forces become unbalanced, the airplane slows down and eventually descends.