What are the things factors that affect how an object falls?

Air resistance and drag force affect the object’s movement and velocity, relative to its shape.

• The bigger the surface area gets, the higher the air resistance and other factors leading to flying or falling. (
• Air resistance is proportionate to the object’s surface area. (

What force affects momentum?

You can see from the equation that momentum is directly proportional to the object’s mass (m) and velocity (v). Therefore, the greater an object’s mass or the greater its velocity, the greater its momentum. A large, fast-moving object has greater momentum than a smaller, slower object.

What has more influence on a moving object’s momentum?

What effect does momentum have on objects? The more velocity something has, the more momentum it has.

What are the factors that affect freefall?

Gravity, air turbulence, the shape of the object, it’s density and surface condition. Gravity is simple: the higher the force of gravity, the higher the acceleration of the object, independant of it’s mass.

What does momentum describe?

momentum, product of the mass of a particle and its velocity. Momentum is a vector quantity; i.e., it has both magnitude and direction. Conversely, the momentum of a particle is a measure of the time required for a constant force to bring it to rest.

How can u increase the momentum of an object?

If you increase either mass or velocity, the momentum of the object increases proportionally. If you double the mass or velocity you double the momentum.

Does height affect momentum?

Yes, momentum increases with height. As the object falls from a greater height there is an increase in the velocity. Since the velocity of the object is high at the time of impact the momentum will be high.

Which factor would not change the momentum of an object?

Direction. Notice that momentum does not just depend on the object’s mass and speed. Velocity is speed in a particular direction, so the momentum of an object also depends on the direction of travel.

What is the effect of gravity on a falling object?

When objects fall to the ground, gravity causes them to accelerate. Acceleration is a change in velocity, and velocity, in turn, is a measure of the speed and direction of motion. Gravity causes an object to fall toward the ground at a faster and faster velocity the longer the object falls.

What causes a change in momentum?

A force acting for a given amount of time will change an object’s momentum. Either way, a force will change the velocity of an object. And if the velocity of the object is changed, then the momentum of the object is changed.