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Give a qualitative description of the skydiver's motion after jumping out of the plane.​

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They will have not much control over their speed or rotational energy. they will carry a lot of gravitation potential energy which will get converted to kinetic energy as they fall through the atmosphere. They will reach their terminal velocity, the fastest they can travel with earth's gravity before they pull their parachute, when they use a parachute to extend their surface area, increasing wind resistance. this allows them to land safely.

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