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What are the balanced forces for someone in a parachute? A. Gravity and Earth B. Gravity and air resistance C. Gravity and centripetal D. Centripetal and air resistance

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Answer:

B. Gravity and air resistance

Step-by-step explanation:

Experimentation has proven that :

When the parachute opens, air resistance becomes much greater than gravity. The forces are no longer balanced and this changes the

speed

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Answer:


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Step-by-step explanation:

Gravity and air resistance are the forces that get balanced out during a free fall. This is also known as terminal velocity, when gravity = air resistance.

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