if a feather and a baseball are dropped in the presence of air resistance, which ball will hit the ground…

if a feather and a baseball are dropped in the presence of air resistance, which ball will hit the ground first? (1 point)\nthe baseball\nthe feather\nthey will both hit at the same time

if a feather and a baseball are dropped in the presence of air resistance, which ball will hit the ground first? (1 point)\nthe baseball\nthe feather\nthey will both hit at the same time

Answer

Answer:

A. The baseball

Brief Explanations:

When air resistance is present, the baseball has a larger mass and smaller surface area compared to the feather. This means that the air resistance force has a relatively smaller impact on the baseball's acceleration. According to Newton's second law (F = ma), the net force on the baseball ((F_{net}=mg - F_{air})) results in a larger acceleration ((a=\frac{mg - F_{air}}{m}=g-\frac{F_{air}}{m})) than the feather ((a=\frac{mg - F_{air}}{m}=g-\frac{F_{air}}{m}), but with a smaller (m) for the feather, (\frac{F_{air}}{m}) is larger). So the baseball accelerates more towards the ground and hits first.