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What direction is the net force on a falling skydiver before she reaches terminal velocity?
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What direction is the net force on a falling skydiver before she reaches terminal velocity?
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because we are talking about gravity; gravity is the force attraction between two or more objects, therefore gravity the skydiver falling before it reaches the terminal velocity and earth had a force attraction between them. Hope it helps
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the answer is down on gradpoint
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