Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

Find the slide of the man Skydiving with the open parachute in the unit 9 notes slides.  Which force on the man is bigger and how can you tell.

Question

Find the slide of the man Skydiving with the open parachute in the unit 9 notes slides.  Which force on the man is bigger and how can you tell.

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

I'm sorry, but as an AI, I don't have the ability to access or view specific documents such as your unit 9 notes slides. However, I can tell you that when a skydiver opens their parachute, two forces act on them: gravity pulling them downwards and air resistance (or drag) pushing upwards.

If the skydiver is slowing down after opening the parachute, then the force of air resistance is greater than the force of gravity. This is because the parachute increases the surface area of the skydiver, which increases the air resistance.

If the skydiver is moving at a constant speed (also known as terminal velocity), then the forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced.

You can tell which force is bigger by looking at the motion of the skydiver. If they are accelerating (speeding up), then gravity is the larger force. If they are decelerating (slowing down), then air resistance is the larger force. If they are moving at a constant speed, then the forces are equal.

This problem has been solved

Similar Questions

The total mass of the skydiver with his parachute is 85.0 kilograms. If the magnitude of the gravitational forceis 834 newtons, and the magnitude of the force of air friction is 652 newtons, the acceleration of the skydiverat the time shown is

explain why the motion of the skydiver changed when they opened their parachute

A skydiver with a mass of 70 kg  jumps from a plane. His acceleration is 9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. With what force is the skydiver falling?Group of answer choices7.1 N70 N686 N9.8 N

A skydiver is falling at a constant 6.40 m/s. If the force due to air resistance on her is 580 N,then determine her mass.

Sam is skydiving and initially spreads their body out flat during the descent. At point B, Sam brings their arms and legs together and begins to dive head-first in a streamlined shape. Sam's velocity over the duration of the skydive is represented in the graph below.Analyse how Sam is able to reach terminal velocity twice, referencing points A, B and C on the graph.Write 2 paragraphs in your answer.

1/1

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.