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What happens to a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity?

What happens to a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity?
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What happens to a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity?

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A falling object will continue to accelerate to higher speeds until they encounter an amount of air resistance that is equal to their weight.

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so its basically termonal velocity

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