Mellisa is working on the roof of her house she drops a hammer and a nail why do both objects hit the ground at the same time
drag causes both objects to fall at the same rate
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air restiance causes them to fall at the same rate
earths gravity causes them to fall at the same rate
1: Earth’s gravity causes both objects to fall at the same rate.
2: Gravitational acceleration is irrespective of mass
3: Object 1 has more surface area than object 2
4: The company can design a parachute with more surface area
5: Drop each object 10 times and use the average of each object’s fall times.
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The reason both the hammer and the nail hit the ground at the same time is due to the influence of Earth's gravity. The force of gravity acts on both objects equally, causing them to accelerate downward at the same rate. This phenomenon is known as the law of universal gravitation.
To understand why both objects experience the same acceleration, we need to consider the forces acting upon them. In this scenario, the only significant force acting on both the hammer and the nail is the gravitational force pulling them towards the center of the Earth.
The force of gravity is proportional to the mass of an object. Since the hammer and the nail have different masses, the force of gravity acting on them will be different. However, according to Newton's second law of motion (F = ma), the acceleration experienced by an object is determined by the ratio of the force applied to its mass.
As a result, both objects will accelerate at the same rate because the ratio of the gravitational force to their respective masses is constant. This means that regardless of their individual masses, both the hammer and the nail will fall towards the ground with the same acceleration due to gravity.
It's important to note that other factors, such as air resistance, would affect the fall differently for objects with different shapes or surface areas, but in this scenario, assuming no air resistance, both the hammer and the nail will fall at the same rate due to Earth's gravity.