Question

Identify the forces acting on a skydiver in free fall and explain how/why the skydiver reaches terminal velocity.

Answer 1

When a skydiver jumps out of a plane he starts accelerating downwards, until he reaches terminal speed. This is the speed at which the drag from air resistance exactly balances the force of gravity pulling him down.

Answer 2

The physics behind skydiving involves the interaction between gravity and air resistance.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a skydiver jumps out of a plane he starts accelerating downwards, until he reaches terminal speed. This is the speed at which the drag from air resistance exactly balances the force of gravity pulling him down.